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A Santa Claus fired from Penticton’s Cherry Lane Shopping Centre earlier this week for naughty photos taken on his own time offsite has received overwhelming support from the community, with new requests for his services pouring in.

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The District of Sechelt has filed a petition in BC Supreme Court seeking to overturn part of an Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) order to release documents related to the Seawatch subdivision.

The Sunshine Coast Labour Council, Community Services and the Canadian Labour Congress will mark the 30th anniversary of the Montreal Massacre on Dec. 6 in Gibsons.

The owners of a Private Managed Forest in the Sandy Hook neighbourhood of Sechelt have resumed slash burning on the recently logged property. The first burns took place in late October.

Sunshine Coast Tourism (SCT) has announced its board for 2019-20. In the positions up for election at the SCT annual general meeting Nov. 13, Powell River hotelier Jack Barr was elected for a two-year term and will also continue as SCT president.

Education Minister Rob Fleming is expected to be on the Sunshine Coast Monday morning for an announcement “about supporting students in Sechelt,” according to an invitation from the B.C. government.

Ongoing staffing issues at the Sunshine Coast RCMP are “close” to being solved, according to Staff Sgt. Poppy Hallam. Hallam provided an update on staffing at a forum hosted by the Sechelt Downtown Business Association on Nov. 19.

Those looking for closure from the Sunshine Coast Regional District on the short-term rental bylaw change debate will have to wait. At an infrastructure committee meeting on Nov.