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Active infections rise above 2,000 for first time since June 8.

‘Aggressive recruitment’ underway as 3,000 Sechelt homes miss collection

Water use only decreased slightly since latest restrictions began

Water is for residential use only and for watering vegetables and flowers

After five weeks without a positive COVID-19 case on the Sunshine Coast, two cases were reported for the last week of July, between the 25th and 31st.

Historically, the B.C. Day long weekend sees the most traffic for BC Ferries all year. But for 2021, Route 3’s traffic was down from the same holiday weekend in 2019. Compared to the pre-pandemic B.C.

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for July 26 to Aug. 2: On Aug. 2 at approximately 4:15 a.m., a vandal threw a foam bomb at a northbound vehicle on Highway 101 near Davis Bay Road, Sechelt.

The glass bus stop enclosure outside Sunnycrest Mall on Gibsons Way will be replaced by Aug. 12, according to Gerry Parker, acting chief administrative officer of the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD).

B.C. has no new COVID-19 deaths; one such death in past week.

Province records one COVID-19 death in the past six days.