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Here's how water bills will be calculated for North and South Pender

Here's how water bills will be calculated for North and South Pender

Mock billing starts this year and actual volumetric billing starts next year for the North and South Pender Water Systems. Each connection will have a base charge that gives them a 500-litre-a-day allowance.
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Friends identify victims in Horseshoe Bay bus crash

Friends identify victims in Horseshoe Bay bus crash

The community is rallying to support the family with a GoFundMe and memorial outside the ferry terminal.
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SCRD to explore 'high quality, high groundwater flow' hospital well feasibility

SCRD to explore 'high quality, high groundwater flow' hospital well feasibility

The $864,550 previously budgeted for the now abandoned Gray Creek intake project will be redirected to studying the potentially prolific well.
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Pender Harbour Health Centre director outlines cost crunches in five-year financial plan

Pender Harbour Health Centre director outlines cost crunches in five-year financial plan

The centre is looking for SCRD support for re-roofing their nearly 50-year-old building.
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Gibsons extends public input deadline for climate action plan

Gibsons extends public input deadline for climate action plan

Residents have an extra week to share their thoughts on Gibsons innovative approach
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What's in the works for the 'public limousine' service on the Sunshine Coast?

What's in the works for the 'public limousine' service on the Sunshine Coast?

A first-of-its-kind intergovernmental meeting on transit for the Sunshine Coast Thursday included details of an overflow bus for Route 90 at the Langdale terminal, 30-minute service intervals on the Langdale/Sechelt express and handyDART expansion.
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As of May 29, national dental plan open to all eligible Canadians

As of May 29, national dental plan open to all eligible Canadians

Those already enrolled in the Canadian Dental Care Plan were to renew by June 1, to continue coverage with no gaps.
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Gracey Hemstreet becomes first Canadian woman to triumph on World Cup downhill circuit

Gracey Hemstreet becomes first Canadian woman to triumph on World Cup downhill circuit

Jackson Goldstone returns from injury to clinch third World Cup win
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Gibsons awards $2.76 million contract for Skyline Drive watermain replacement

Gibsons awards $2.76 million contract for Skyline Drive watermain replacement

Renovation of Skyline Drive's water mains and roads gets green light in Gibsons, with construction expected to be finished before winter sets in
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Sechelt 2024 annual plan offers a snapshot of a year-in-the-life

Sechelt 2024 annual plan offers a snapshot of a year-in-the-life

From spending to tree planting to sewage and transportation, the draft plan details the district's goals, priorities and achievements.
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