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Developer requested two-year pause because of COVID impact on project

Dear Fellow Sunshine Coast Residents: As we edge closer towards easing restrictions and opening our community back up, we want to recognize and thank all of you for the efforts you have made to support and protect our community, and to prevent transm

The BC Supreme Court has rejected a bid by the O’Shea-Oceanmount Community Association (OOCA) to quash the zoning amendment for the Eagleview Heights project in Gibsons. The project, headed by 464 Eaglecrest Drive Properties Ltd.

Phone calls about water rates that jumped 43 per cent this year have inundated the offices at the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD), as staff explore options to possibly ease late payment penalties.

The Sunshine Coast Farmers’ Institute is creating a local farm directory to help meet the growing demand for information that has accompanied a growing interest in food security during the pandemic.

West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country MP Patrick Weiler says he thinks projects aimed at improving high-speed Internet access in the rural areas of the riding could be a contender for funding as governments look for “recovery projects” in

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for April 28 to May 5: • Early on April 30, a suspect attempted to gain entry to a business located in the 5600 block of Mintie Road, Halfmoon Bay.

Outbreak at Lions Gate Hospital also continues, 11 patients and 9 staff have tested positive

Authorities won’t call it out until a thermal scan is done later this week

Two bears are being returned to the Halfmoon Bay area this week after spending nearly a year at a wildlife sanctuary in Langley.