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Premier marks anniversary of first case of COVID-19 in Canada: 'We must remain vigilant'

Premier marks anniversary of first case of COVID-19 in Canada: 'We must remain vigilant'

B.C. now has three cases of South African COVID-19 variant, six of U.K. strain
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Coast Salish art collection gifted to SD46

Coast Salish art collection gifted to SD46

School District No. 46 (SD46) has received a donation of 18 prints of contemporary Coast Salish artwork.
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Marine education centre, public market financials on track, says president

Marine education centre, public market financials on track, says president

Both the Gibsons Community Building Society (GCBS) and Gibsons Marine Education Centre Society (GMECS) operated at a loss in 2019 but the societies remain on track with their financial goals, says GCBS board chair and president Pam Robertson.
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Council OKs registering downtown Sechelt in B.C. filming location library

Council OKs registering downtown Sechelt in B.C. filming location library

District of Sechelt councillors have given the go ahead for staff to register a handful of spaces and places in the municipality as potential shooting locations for the film industry.
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Gibsons councillors sympathetic to appeal for cat bylaw

Gibsons councillors sympathetic to appeal for cat bylaw

No motion was made, but several Gibsons councillors appeared sympathetic to an appeal “to keep cats and wildlife separate” through licencing and animal control bylaws.
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Coast braces for first snowfall of the year

Coast braces for first snowfall of the year

Preparations are underway to keep roads clear in advance of a snow event expected this weekend on the Sunshine Coast.
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Preparing for a cruise season that might not come

Preparing for a cruise season that might not come

The Greater Victoria Harbour Authority is preparing for a 2021 Alaska cruise ship season even as vessel visits are being cancelled due to the pandemic.
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Former conservation officer who refused to kill bear cubs wants his job back

Former conservation officer who refused to kill bear cubs wants his job back

A former B.C. conservation officer who made international headlines in 2015 for refusing to kill two bear cubs is hoping the province will reinstate him as a special constable in the wake of a decision by the Supreme Court of Canada.
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Sechelt adopts amendments for Silverstone facility

Sechelt adopts amendments for Silverstone facility

Sechelt adopts amendments for Silverstone facility
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Food waste, paper, and cardboard bans coming for all Coast garbage

Food waste, paper, and cardboard bans coming for all Coast garbage

The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) plans to prohibit the disposal of food waste, paper, and cardboard in garbage by Jan. 1, 2022, as part of a strategy to make the best use of the aging Sechelt Landfill.
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