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Gibsons to replace committee with ‘advisory design panel’

Gibsons to replace committee with ‘advisory design panel’

Gibsons council has voted to replace the planning and development committee with an advisory design panel intended to get more professional advice and increase community input. Council gave three readings to the bylaw at a Jan.
Deadly sinking haunts fishboat owner; safety gear missing, passengers not instructed

Deadly sinking haunts fishboat owner; safety gear missing, passengers not instructed

The owner of a sports fishing charter feels extreme remorse and still has nightmares about the day his vessel was swamped off Tofino four years ago, killing two passengers.
Community Services bags $250K grant to build commercial kitchen

Community Services bags $250K grant to build commercial kitchen

A future commercial kitchen and food programming space at the Sunshine Coast Community Services Society’s (SCCSS) proposed housing project at 5638 Inlet Ave.
Police Report: Insecure sailboat mast strikes oncoming traffic

Police Report: Insecure sailboat mast strikes oncoming traffic

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for Jan. 14 to 20: On Jan.
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