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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.

BC Ferries customers will soon be able to use debit cards to pay for fares at vehicle and foot passenger ticket booths.

The Town of Gibsons is launching its FireSmart community education program on March 10. Mayor Bill Beamish announced at the Feb.

The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) board will wait to hear from its advisory planning commissions (APCs) in Pender Harbour and Roberts Creek before responding to proposals to give Madeira Park and Wilson Creek new official names.

The District of Sechelt says 54 test pits have now been dug after the discovery Feb. 7 of possible archeological artifacts during work to install a storm sewer line on Trail Avenue. Work was halted immediately after the discovery.

A lot of people with relatives in care homes will be hoping the provincial government’s stance in a lawsuit is just tactical wrangling, not health policy. As the B.C.

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 Friday afternoon.

With the Passenger Transportation Board’s (PTB) approval of an application submitted by Coastal Rides, ride hailing is a definitive step closer to arriving on the Sunshine Coast.

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