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2020 Year in Review: July and August

2020 Year in Review: July and August

JULY • Sunshine Coast RCMP reopened their front counters to the public in both Gibsons and Sechelt.
2020 Year in Review: September and October

2020 Year in Review: September and October

SEPTEMBER • For the first time since she started giving regular reports on the COVID-19 pandemic, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry released data on cases broken down by local health area, showing seven cases in the Sunshine Coast area.
2020 Year in Review: November and December

2020 Year in Review: November and December

NOVEMBER • Isobel Mackenzie, B.C.’s seniors advocate, presented the Staying Apart to Stay Safe survey report on Nov. 3.
UPDATED: Gibsons man charged in mother’s homicide

UPDATED: Gibsons man charged in mother’s homicide

A Gibsons man has been charged with second-degree murder after his mother was found dead in her home on Sargent Road. RCMP discovered the body of Moirin Gladys Webster in a residence in the 500-block of Sargent Road at 11:20 p.m. on Sunday, Dec.
Cats still missing 10 days after fire destroys Wilson Creek home

Cats still missing 10 days after fire destroys Wilson Creek home

Three house cats are still missing after a Dec. 20 fire destroyed a home on Hazelnut Lane in Wilson Creek. The three cats, last seen on the property before the fire, include Banshee, a three-year-old 10-kilogram (23 lb.
Daniel Heath Justice named Officer of the Order of Canada

Daniel Heath Justice named Officer of the Order of Canada

Indigenous literary and cultural studies scholar and creative writer Daniel Heath Justice has been appointed Officer of the Order of Canada. His and 60 new appointments were announced Dec. 30 by Gov. Gen. Julie Payette.
‘Like a movie’: Man rescues friend pulled under by runaway sailboat

‘Like a movie’: Man rescues friend pulled under by runaway sailboat

Days before Christmas a scene unfolded in Howe Sound that “was quite dramatic, like a movie,” said Kelly Kurik, 58, who is still coming to terms with the real-life ordeal.
Tourism group contemplates ‘stakeholder model’ for 2021

Tourism group contemplates ‘stakeholder model’ for 2021

The non-profit destination marketing organization for the upper and lower Sunshine Coast is looking to change how membership works in 2021.
Jupiter-Saturn conjunction

Jupiter-Saturn conjunction

The image of the Jupiter-Saturn conjunction was taken at closest approach on Dec. 21 by Damian Peach, a very accomplished British amateur astronomer.
SCRD eyes microphones for watermains

SCRD eyes microphones for watermains

The SCRD is considering the purchase and testing of a high-tech device called a leak correlator, which uses microphones to identify leaks in watermains.