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New $4.5 million budget officially approved for Coopers Green

New $4.5 million budget officially approved for Coopers Green

The new budget for the yet-to-be-started project is now capped at $4.5 million, up from $3.1 million previously authorized. 
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RCMP looking for Gibsons vehicle arsonist on a scooter

RCMP looking for Gibsons vehicle arsonist on a scooter

A security camera captured the scene and shows what looks like an electric scooter riding up to the scene and the suspect lighting an accelerant and throwing it at the 2019 Volkswagen Atlas, said the police news release.
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After facing sinkholes, nesting birds and rodents, the Sechelt dump drop-off finally opens

After facing sinkholes, nesting birds and rodents, the Sechelt dump drop-off finally opens

After buried drywall from decades ago caused sinkholes at the landfill drop-off, the creation of a new area was expected to take a few months. The birds, rodents and weather had other ideas. A year and $1.7 million later, Sunshine Coast Regional District directors and staff gathered at the Dusty Road site for a tour and ribbon-cutting ceremony.
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Opinion: Learning to survive in an American classroom

Opinion: Learning to survive in an American classroom

I spent many of my formative school years in the U.S., where safety drills for hurricanes and anything more sinister were the norm. And sometimes when I did have to hide under my desk, it wasn't a drill. As more school shootings are reported, I wonder what those classroom experiences really taught.
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B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations fall to six-week low

B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations fall to six-week low

Seven-day COVID-19 death count is lowest since week ended April 23
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Off-leash dogs banned at Kinnikinnick Park

Off-leash dogs banned at Kinnikinnick Park

To save the sports fields, Sechelt has curbed canine freedom in the former off-leash Kinnickinnick Park.
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MLA Simons also wonders why gas prices are so high on the Sunshine Coast

MLA Simons also wonders why gas prices are so high on the Sunshine Coast

Unlike Vancouver, the Sunshine Coast doesn’t pay the 18.8¢ per litre BC Transit tax — so why is the price at the pump higher here?
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BC Ferries tweaks Route 3 schedule to improve on-time performance

BC Ferries tweaks Route 3 schedule to improve on-time performance

Changes to address the on-time performance concerns of ferries sailing to the Sunshine Coast
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$80,000 in provincial funding for Coast libraries announced

$80,000 in provincial funding for Coast libraries announced

On the lower Sunshine Coast, Gibsons and District Public Library and Sechelt Public Library received $38,271.40 and $41,580.85 respectively. On the upper Coast, Powell River Public Library received $42,407.
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There'll be traffic delays along Chaster Road this week

There'll be traffic delays along Chaster Road this week

The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) is having a section of road disturbed during a watermain replacement last November, paved
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