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Powell River-Sunshine Coast MLA Nicholas Simons, who won a fifth term in the recent provincial election, has been named to Premier John Horgan’s new cabinet.

Community association calls it ‘wrong and redundant’

Teenagers will be touring neighbourhoods in Langdale, Gibsons and Roberts Creek to collect food for those in need ahead of the holidays. Elphinstone Secondary students will be dropping donation bags at homes on and around Dec. 1.

A recently launched mental health drop-in service in Gibsons has moved online temporarily because of COVID-19.

Tipping fees for metal, propane tanks, cardboard and gypsum are heading north as a result of a landfill tipping free review. Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) directors voted in favour of the changes at a Nov.

Pender Harbour’s landmark Garden Bay Pub was destroyed in a fire Thursday morning, Nov. 26. The Pender Harbour Fire Department responded to a 7:30 a.m. call and by approximately 1:30 the fire was extinguished.

WildSafeBC is completing its run on the Sunshine Coast for the season. “Once again, WildSafeBC had an active year assisting the community with several wildlife conflicts throughout the Sunshine Coast,” said coordinator Erin Heeney in a release.

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for Nov. 14 to 21: On Nov. 18, police responded to a noise complaint at an apartment in Gibsons after a resident reported hearing ongoing yelling and a dog yelping nearby.

B.C. Ferries saw a significant drop in vehicle and passenger traffic during the first weekend after B.C. announced tighter travel restrictions.

A 20-year-old woman, described as well known to police has been arrested after the theft of a courier van Monday morning.