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Incumbent MLA, and projected winner in Powell River-Sunshine Coast, Nicholas Simons of the NDP, says he’s now spoken with both the Green and Liberal candidates, although the Greens are not formally conceding the race just yet. As of 1:58 a.m.

With the votes cast Oct. 24 and ballots collected at the advance polls now counted, Elections BC has started sorting and verifying hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots from across B.C.

Sunshine Coast RCMP are now part of Project Rainbow, a national initiative created by Cpl. Brendan Harkness. Harkness, an RCMP officer since 2008, started working on the idea two years ago while serving as detachment commander in Hudson Hope, B.C.

Incumbent MLA Nicholas Simons holds the lead in Powell River-Sunshine Coast and is projected to win, but Kim Darwin of the Greens says she’s not prepared to concede the race until the mail-in ballots are counted. As of 1:58 a.m.

Initial counts suggest Jeremy Valeriote may unseat Liberal’s Jordan Sturdy

Lit Santa Claus will be installed on roof of municipal hall

The combination of local restaurants responding to COVID with a shift to more takeout service and tourist visits to the Coast seeing a sharp rebound is putting stress on the garbage cans of Gibsons. In its third quarter report for council’s Oct.

In the poker game over the continued closure of the Gibsons pool, town council has seen the Sunshine Coast Regional District’s (SCRD) “COVID hardening” costs and raised them, moving forward on an expansion proposal. Council voted Oct.

Parents are pushing for safety improvements on Port Mellon Highway.

Elector approval still needed for construction loan