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Sunshine Coast RCMP reported a couple of scams this week involving residents being swindled out of large sums of money. The first one was reported on Dec.

Sechelt council has voted to adopt a new logo, but couldn’t decide between three top contenders.

Sunshine Coast RCMP are investigating the theft of tools from a shipping container in the Selma Park area. Police were called to a construction site in the 5100 block of Sunshine Coast Highway in Sechelt on Dec.

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for Dec. 9 to 16: On Monday, Dec. 16 at approximately 5:30 p.m., a motor vehicle incident involving a pedestrian occurred at the intersection of Teredo Street and Trail Avenue, Sechelt.

Gibsons council voted 3-1 in favour of final adoption of the zoning and Official Community Plan (OCP) amendments for a 40-unit supportive housing project on School Road. There was no debate or discussion at council’s Dec. 17 meeting, but Coun.

Two motions about libraries made by Area A director Leonard Lee have been withdrawn. The first would have seen staff seek feedback from Pender Harbour residents with respect to a library service in Egmont/Pender Harbour.

The Gibsons planning and development committee is recommending the Town move forward with draft bylaw amendments that would require spot zoning for cannabis retailers or producers, and develop a policy that would set out how those applications would

Councillors in Sechelt will get another chance this week to adopt a version of the big “S” logo, created as part of a “community brand,” for use as the new District of Sechelt corporate logo. At the same Oct.

The Town of Gibsons’ police services select committee is recommending the Town opt for an agreement for RCMP policing when its population tops 5,000, but with a contract that spells out specific service levels.

Saltair residents Allan and Katheryn Boudreau have been identified as the two passengers killed when a plane crashed on Gabriola Island last week. Both were 53. Pilot Alex Bahlsen, 62, of Mill Bay was also killed in the crash.