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People suspecting they have counterfeit kits should not use them and can report them to Health Canada.

Canadian Blood Services says it has 57,000 open appointments that need to be filled by the end of this month across the country.

Halfmoon Bay Volunteer Fire Department chief Ryan Daley and assistant chief Tom Wayte along with the department's most recent equipment addition, a tender truck specifically built to operate in the wildland urban interface environment, left the Coast mid-day July 31.

A UBC business professor is warning motorists of volatility ahead while a U.S. agency expects lower but still elevated prices in 2023.

Sunday, Aug. 14 is the date set for this year’s Creek Daze. For more than 40 summers, this Roberts Creek tradition has taken many shapes and forms. This year’s festivities look ramped up to help us get all our Creeker Ya Yas out! 

“This training will give people the knowledge and skills to further the anti-racism work that is already underway here on the Sunshine Coast, so that more community members can know the best way to combat racism.” ~ Nicholas Simons

Also, People’s Choice Show and Shine is Sunday

The 16-unit housing development at 757 School Road had been up for third reading but given parking and density concerns, council sent the project back to the developer.

The Lego city painstakingly constructed by Madeira Park resident Chriistine Nash over six years includes Vancouver City Hall, a spaceport, and a Volkswagen Beetle dangling from a bridge (a shoutout to UBC engineering students). It will all be demolished in September.

'A person is twice as likely to be killed, statistically speaking, in an earthquake:' Fortis