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Observers of the night sky could have something new to look out for in the coming weeks – a comet discovered by NASA’s Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) telescope and catalogued as C/2020 F3.

Fisheries officers made a couple of significant seizures in waters off the Sunshine Coast after alleged violations of fishing regulations earlier this month – one involving a commercial fishing operation and another involving recreational anglers.

Sunshine Coast RCMP say one man suffered non-life-threatening injuries after a vehicle caught fire near Trout Lake Road and Highway 101 Thursday morning, July 9. The Halfmoon Bay Volunteer Fire Department responded to the call at 6:10 a.m.

Sechelt Hospital is now offering 24-hour access to forensic sexual assault exams.

Councillors in Gibsons have advanced a proposed tree preservation bylaw to second reading, but they’re going to hold off on adoption until they get some public feedback.

After hearing concerns about crowding on the Seawalk, especially near the Harbour Authority wharf where the restaurants are located, the Town of Gibsons is working with officials from Vancouver Coastal Health on ways to improve the situation. Coun.

All-party committee will engage with communities and experts

Sunshine Coast RCMP are investigating after a sign was strung up between the welcome poles at Pender Harbour Elementary-Secondary School threatening to cut down totems if “George, Stanley or John A” are touched – an apparent reference to recent movem

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for June 30 to July 6: Between June 28 and July 1, suspects stole a number of planters and garden accessories from St. Hilda’s Church located in the 5800 block of Barnacle Street, Sechelt.

As the province’s economic restart continues, a lot of eyes are on downtown Sechelt, one of the Coast’s principal business districts and home to the types of retail and hospitality businesses hardest hit in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.