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Black History Month a mix of celebration and sober reflection

Black History Month a mix of celebration and sober reflection

Celebration held at Gibsons Public Market Feb. 19
SCRD is sending out a test alert on its new mass communication system March 7

SCRD is sending out a test alert on its new mass communication system March 7

At 10 a.m. March 7, those subscribed to the Voyent Alert system will receive a test message
B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations drop in ninth straight data update

B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations drop in ninth straight data update

Province to soon roll out free distribution of rapid tests
Firefighter call-outs rose 46% last year in the Sunshine Coast Regional District

Firefighter call-outs rose 46% last year in the Sunshine Coast Regional District

The regional district's four volunteer fire departments attended 778 calls in 2021, compared to 532 the year before
Here's how much the SCRD is planning to tax residents in 2022

Here's how much the SCRD is planning to tax residents in 2022

Percentage estimates aren't available, instead tax by area is estimated per $100,000 of assessed home value
ELF pushes for protection from downstream impacts of logging in Trout Lake area

ELF pushes for protection from downstream impacts of logging in Trout Lake area

More attention to slope stability and runoff requested
BC Ferries extending Langdale ‘L’ run suspension

BC Ferries extending Langdale ‘L’ run suspension

Ferry service points to 'expected crewing challenges'
Grocery theft in Sechelt, dinghy stolen in Gibsons and more: Police report

Grocery theft in Sechelt, dinghy stolen in Gibsons and more: Police report

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following Feb. 15 to 21
B.C. has 44 COVID-19 deaths over long weekend

B.C. has 44 COVID-19 deaths over long weekend

COVID-19 hospitalizations, and ICU patient counts are the lowest in more than a month.
Planning for the next 10 years of forestry on the Sunshine Coast

Planning for the next 10 years of forestry on the Sunshine Coast

The local natural resource district spans Gibsons to Bute Inlet – its timber harvesting land base was 189,000 hectares in 2021 with an allowable cut of 1.2 million cubic metres per year