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Medical cannabis cultivation needs policing, SCRD says

Medical cannabis cultivation needs policing, SCRD says

The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) is asking the federal government to grant the SCRD and the RCMP the authority to monitor and police the local cultivation of medical marijuana. At its Jan.
Simons announces return-to-work funding for people with disabilities

Simons announces return-to-work funding for people with disabilities

New return-to-work benefits have been announced for people with developmental disabilities supported by Community Living BC (CLBC).
COVID cases rise again on Sunshine Coast

COVID cases rise again on Sunshine Coast

Almost 20 people tested positive over five-day period
B.C. phasing out enhanced driver's licence program by 2025

B.C. phasing out enhanced driver's licence program by 2025

Citing a lack of interest and use, the province is planning to phase out the enhanced driver’s licence. The card, launched in 2008 as the U.S. tightened requirements for entering the country, will no longer be valid as of 2025.
Sunshine Coast COVID Physician Task Force Community Update 43

Sunshine Coast COVID Physician Task Force Community Update 43

Dear Fellow Sunshine Coast Residents: JAN.
Canada's oldest man receives coronavirus vaccine at Metro Vancouver care home

Canada's oldest man receives coronavirus vaccine at Metro Vancouver care home

JaHyung Lee, 110, received his first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a Metro Vancouver assisted living facility
School board trustees adopt anti-racism policy

School board trustees adopt anti-racism policy

Trustees strike two ad hoc committees amidst concerns over timing
Dead animals dumped at green waste depot

Dead animals dumped at green waste depot

Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) staff members have had to deal with the bodies of three dead animals dumped, contrary to regulations, over the last two months at the South Coast green waste drop-off depot on Henry Road in Gibsons.
Gibsons committee endorses Housing Needs recommendations

Gibsons committee endorses Housing Needs recommendations

Town of Gibsons’ planning committee has reviewed and endorsed a series of recommendations that came out of a recent Housing Needs Report, forming the basis for the Town’s housing strategy. At the Jan.
COVID exposure event reported at Elphinstone Secondary School

COVID exposure event reported at Elphinstone Secondary School

A person who attended Elphinstone Secondary School in Gibsons in early January has tested positive for COVID-19. The member of the school community attended the high school Jan. 7 and Jan.