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11,500 cubic metres to be harvested by end of year

Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) staff are looking into the implications of introducing business licences to the rural areas of the Sunshine Coast. Staff were directed to look into the option at an Oct.

Elections BC says 6,107 certification envelopes had been received by the Powell River-Sunshine Coast electoral office as of Oct. 30. There were 8,338 mail-in ballots requested by Powell River-Sunshine Coast voters.

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BC Ferries has confirmed that two employees working out of the Langdale terminal have tested positive for COVID-19. The employees do not work in positions where they would have direct contact with the travelling public, the company said.

Halloween takes place under a full moon this year and on a Saturday to boot – but timing is everything and in COVID-19 times, a new public health order has arrived to ensure festivities stay small.

Community Services food bank manager and longtime Coast volunteer Norm Blair has been recognized by Toastmasters with the 2020 Communication and Leadership Award. The award was handed out online as part of an Oct.

A Burnaby RCMP communications strategist is stepping into a newly-formed communications management position at the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD).

More than 100 people have signed a petition launched Oct. 19 demanding the Gibsons and District Aquatic Facility “be reopened and operated following a schedule equivalent to other pools in the region.

Shíshálh Nation has been forced to snuff out its traditional Halloween fireworks display because of COVID-19, while fireworks bans remain in place in the Town of Gibsons and District of Sechelt.