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As the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) looks to how it will approach a legal cannabis production industry on the Sunshine Coast, at least one cannabis advocate wants to see the local government do more to engage local stakeholders.

A Gibsons-based professional photographer is creating bird’s-eye views of the Sunshine Coast that he hopes will become a profitable tool for local governments and businesses as well as a valuable resource for locals and tourists.

BC Green Party leader and MLA Andrew Weaver and Sonia Furstenau, MLA for Cowichan Valley, are expected to visit the Sunshine Coast to give two public talks as part of a province-wide “listening tour.

Sunshine Coast RCMP are asking the public’s help to locate a white 2006 E350 van stolen from Pender Harbour Diesel in Pender Harbour on Aug. 5 at 3:05 am.

Victoria will have a quiet and environmentally friendly new tourist attraction buzzing around its harbour next year when the Victoria Electric Boat Co. takes to the waves.

Summer vacations and warm weather mean more people on Sunshine Coast beaches and docks, and more complaints about alleged violations of fishing, clamming and crabbing regulations.

Sunshine Coast RCMP are hosting their annual Community Appreciation Barbecue at the detachment headquarters in Sechelt on Thursday, Aug. 15 from noon to 3 p.m. “There will be free hot dogs, drinks, freezies, cake and popcorn,” Const.

Sechelt firefighters, with backup from a BC Wildfire Service crew, were able to make short work of a brush fire near Binnacle Avenue Wednesday afternoon. Sechelt Fire Chief Trevor Pike said the call came in shortly after 4 p.m.

A few days ago, I attended a ceremony at the Arrowhead Clubhouse to honour three exceptional men. It was a low-key event. The usual morning contingent of members were there, as well as a handful of board members old and new.

If you’ve ever wondered about that butterfly flitting around your flowers, or the dragonfly hovering over a nearby pond, you’ll likely find the answers in a pair of guides written for the Sunshine Coast Natural History Society.