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COVID-19 hospitalizations rise to highest level since June.

Board to instead send letter to province expressing urgent water need

After paying her property taxes online in advance of the July 2 deadline, Sechelt resident Bernadette Richards thought she was done for another year. A surprise arrived in her mail in late July. A bill from the municipality for $52.

With more dry and hot weather in the forecast for the Sunshine Coast, regional district staff predict water on the Chapman system could run out by mid to late September.

Community coordinates water distribution to food producers hit by Stage 4

A long-term goal of establishing dedicated pickleball courts in Gibsons was agreed to by town representatives following a meeting with pickleball and tennis players on Aug 12.

To vote in the Sept. 20 federal election you must be a Canadian citizen, at least 18 years old on election day, reside in the electoral district you vote in and be on the voters list.

There was one new case of COVID-19 reported on the lower Sunshine Coast during the second week of August. The previous week, between Aug. 1 and 7, there had been four new cases reported . Between Aug. 8 and 14, Powell River reported two new cases.

There will be more people and resources focused on resolving issues around homelessness on the Sunshine Coast thanks to grants from the province announced on Aug. 12.

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for Aug. 9 to 16: On Aug. 14, a Coast resident reported a fraud after responding to an online marketplace ad for an RV for sale in the Lower Mainland.