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The board of trustees voted to adopt the 2019-20 amended budget at the February School District No. 46 (SD46) regular board meeting. The total budget for 2019-20 is $52 million, up from the $49.8-million budget adopted last June.

Councillors in Gibsons continued their budget deliberations March 10, but had to put off one of the biggest decisions they’re facing.

The Sunshine Coast Community Forest (SCCF) is hoping to get final sign-off from the province on a new Forest Stewardship Plan in time to have harvesting licences in place this spring for its next cutblocks.

The District of Sechelt says work on the road and storm sewer along Trail Avenue has resumed after being put on hold in early February for an archeological investigation.

The owners of the S&M Medicinal Sweet Shoppe in Gibsons are taking the B.C.

School District No.46 (SD46) is receiving $1,225,000 in funding for mechanical upgrades for Halfmoon Bay Elementary and Kinnikinnick Elementary, including solar panel installation.

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for March 3 to 9: • On March 3, police were advised of the theft of five or six large batteries from the Coast Cable yard at 5555 Wharf Ave. in Sechelt.

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B.C. has reported 7 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the province's total to 39. Two of the new cases are health care workers at the Lynn Valley Care Centre in North Vancouver, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced Tuesday.

BC Federation of Labour is calling for the provincial government to protect workers from lost pay or termination if they must mist work due to the novel coronavirus