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Sechelt’s Columbia Fuels was ranked 28 out of 30 top registered oil recycling, facilities according to non-profit BC Used Oil Management Association.

Sunshine Coast RCMP have released surveillance images of two suspects in a recent break-in at a lower Gibsons cannabis shop. On Feb. 13 at 1:45 a.m. police were dispatched to an alarm at Coastal Bay Cannabis at 446 Marine Dr.

The federal government is providing just over $24,000 to help pay for “acoustic renovations” at the Gibsons Public Market.

Sunshine Coast RCMP say they’re still investigating after a vehicle slammed into the front of the Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy in Wilson Creek. The incident happened around 12:45 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 28.

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for Feb. 22 to March 2: Police received several mischief complaints that occurred overnight on Feb.

Directors voted to give first and second reading to the 2020 budget at the Feb. 27 Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) board meeting, with third reading and final adoption expected for March 12.

Lower Road in Roberts Creek has been reopened to two-way traffic. The closure ended on Feb. 28. Currently the surface is composed of gravel and won’t be paved with asphalt until the right weather conditions are in place.

The Sechelt Public Library has appointed an interim director following the departure of chief librarian Elle Archibald at the end of February.

Sunshine Coast resident Kim Darwin, who ran in the last provincial election as B.C. Green candidate for Powell River-Sunshine Coast, is poised to step into the race for the party’s leadership.

Niche organizations with community focus won big at the third Business Excellence Awards, held on Feb. 28 at the Blue Ocean Golf Club in Sechelt. The Friday event marked the third awards ceremony since 2017, following a hiatus in 2019.