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Eight escape blaze at Mount Washington chalet

Eight escape blaze at Mount Washington chalet

Eight people escaped uninjured when a Mount Washington chalet caught fire Saturday night. The Oyster River Volunteer Fire Rescue Association received the call around 10 p.m.
Environment Canada wants to know about Sechelt’s landfill gulls

Environment Canada wants to know about Sechelt’s landfill gulls

Researchers have been flocking to coastal communities in B.C. to collect blood, feathers and track the movements of several species of gulls, including at the Sechelt landfill.
French tourist fined for role in fatal West Vancouver crash

French tourist fined for role in fatal West Vancouver crash

The French tourist at the wheel of a minivan involved in a crash that killed West Vancouver resident Sage Massey has been fined $1,800 for driving without due care and attention. On Aug.
Powell River crime statistics on the increase

Powell River crime statistics on the increase

RCMP face rising caseload and experienced staffing shortages
Affordable prom initiative returns to Chatelech

Affordable prom initiative returns to Chatelech

An initiative launched last year to make prom more affordable and less wasteful is returning to Chatelech Secondary School. On March 15 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
New interactive map dives deep into the 'living laboratory' of Howe Sound

New interactive map dives deep into the 'living laboratory' of Howe Sound

More than 140 layers of data make up the David Suzuki Foundation and Ocean Wise's new Atl'ka7tsem/Howe Sound Marine Conservation Assessment interactive map
Inside an Airbnb bait-and-switch

Inside an Airbnb bait-and-switch

Whistler property was at centre of alleged rental scam
Sechelt Hospital now ‘fit for superheroes’

Sechelt Hospital now ‘fit for superheroes’

Foundation upgrades and kid-sizes medical imaging equipment
Former Woodfibre pulp mill ferry for sale

Former Woodfibre pulp mill ferry for sale

$20,000 will get the buyer the 1964 steel vessel that carries memories for many in Squamish
Ceramic piece donated to Sechelt

Ceramic piece donated to Sechelt

Sechelt council has voted to accept a donated work of art, which will eventually be displayed in the lobby at municipal hall. The ceramic piece, by Sechelt-based artist Laurie Rolland, is called Wrapped Boat .