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UPDATED: Search continues for missing man

UPDATED: Search continues for missing man

Search and rescue teams from the Sunshine Coast and Squamish continued to comb the area around Waugh Lake in Egmont and an RCMP dive team was searching the water as efforts to locate a missing man continued June 21.
Crews holding wildfire near Port Mellon

Crews holding wildfire near Port Mellon

The BC Wildfire Service says the fire that broke out near Port Mellon on June 19 is now estimated at three hectares in size, but is being held.
Greens go with Taylor

Greens go with Taylor

The federal Greens haven chosen Dana Taylor as their candidate in West Vancouver - Sunshine Coast- Sea to Sky after two days of voting wrapped up June 18 in Squamish.
Beamish responds to CAO’s statement

Beamish responds to CAO’s statement

Promises ‘new way forward,’ vows zero tolerance on bullying
SD46 board adopts budget amidst disagreement over school supplies

SD46 board adopts budget amidst disagreement over school supplies

Board of Education trustees voted to adopt the 2019-20 budget for School District No.
Campfire ban starting June 20 in Sechelt

Campfire ban starting June 20 in Sechelt

The Sechelt Fire Department has imposed a campfire ban within its protection area as of June 20 at noon. The ban also includes beach fires, both above and below the high tide mark.
Fentanyl dealer who used North Van stash house gets additional jail time

Fentanyl dealer who used North Van stash house gets additional jail time

A Gibsons man who was making a regular ferry commute to North Vancouver to sell fentanyl in a dial-a-dope drug trafficking operation will spend a further 16 months in jail, a provincial court judge has ruled.
Grizzly bear sighted near Hidden Grove

Grizzly bear sighted near Hidden Grove

The Conservation Officer Service (COS) is asking people hiking in the Hidden Grove area near Sandy Hook to be vigilant following an unconfirmed grizzly bear sighting on June 6.
Sechelt releases water test results

Sechelt releases water test results

The District of Sechelt has released test results on the non-potable water it’s making available for people now that Stage 2 watering restrictions are in place.
Sechelt committee recommends report on sewer area changes

Sechelt committee recommends report on sewer area changes

Councillors on Sechelt’s committee of the whole are recommending the first steps toward potential changes to the district’s sewer service area, but not any changes to the billing structure.