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Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following from Dec. 3 to 10: On Dec. 6, a Sunshine Coast resident reported falling for a phone scam after receiving a call early in the morning from someone purporting to be a police officer.

Veritas Pharma, the Vancouver-based company that took over Sechelt Organic Marijuana Corp. (SOM) in 2018, has announced the sale of SOM’s property. In the Dec.

Seven not-for-profit organizations on the Sunshine Coast are sharing in more than $200,000 in the latest round of Community Gaming Grants. All seven groups are involved in environmental or public safety initiatives.

The pilot of a small private plane that crashed in a wooded area of Gabriola Island on Tuesday, killing multiple people, has been identified as Alex Bahlsen, an experienced aviator and flight instructor.

There have been multiple deaths after a small plane crashed on Gabriola Island on Tuesday evening. RCMP spokesman Cpl. Chris Manseau confirmed the crash and said it happened on the northwest corner of the island.

More than 50 water projects were considered during the first round of budget deliberations at the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) – so many that directors devoted a separate morning to deal solely with them.

Patrick Weiler, who was elected as the new Liberal MP for West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country two months ago, says he’s settling into the Ottawa routine and working to get his constituency team in place.

Top Quality Top Soil has filed a counterclaim against School District No.46 (SD46), alleging that loss or damage has been suffered due to breach of contract.

The Elves Club Telethon on Dec. 7 brought in more than $30,000 in donations and pledges. The final total announced at the end of the six-hour Eastlink Community TV broadcast featuring more than a dozen local acts was $30,377.

BC Ferries says it’s adding more than 170 sailings to handle the extra holiday traffic this year. Most of the extra sailings between Dec. 19 and Jan. 1, 2020 will be on the Tsawwassen-Swartz Bay route.