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ICBC, SD46 and first responders hold safety event at Chatelech

ICBC, SD46 and first responders hold safety event at Chatelech

Road Safety Day
Siegers questions SD46 on student climate strikes

Siegers questions SD46 on student climate strikes

Students have held repeated rallies along the Sunshine Coast Highway at Davis Bay to bring attention to their concerns about climate change, prompting Sechelt Mayor Darnelda Siegers to ask what actions students are taking beyond creating congestion a
SSC site back on the market as ‘court ordered sale’

SSC site back on the market as ‘court ordered sale’

The Porpoise Bay land that was the proposed site of the Sechelt Sustainable Communities (SSC) project is once again up for sale, this time under court order.
Retail cannabis safety unit to visit Coast

Retail cannabis safety unit to visit Coast

Pending inspection will be educational, ‘next visit will be enforcement’
No-go 'bubble' zones announced to save southern resident killer whales

No-go 'bubble' zones announced to save southern resident killer whales

Vessel slow downs, fishing restrictions among measures announced by fisheries minister
Syiyaya: Weaver Andy Johnson at the library

Syiyaya: Weaver Andy Johnson at the library

The syiyaya Reconciliation Movement has announced a new weaving schedule with a film screening and discussion for the month of May.
Royal LePage Shelter Foundation gives to Thyme Second Stage

Royal LePage Shelter Foundation gives to Thyme Second Stage

Russ Qureshi of Royal LePage Sussex presents a cheque to Denise Woodley of Sunshine Coast Community Services.
BMO helps out with book sales

BMO helps out with book sales

Bank of Montreal Sechelt staff present a cheque for $610 to the director of the Sechelt Seniors Activity Centre. The funds were raised by the branch’s ongoing book sale. Bank of Montreal thanks everyone who purchases and donates books.
Legion supports Food Bank

Legion supports Food Bank

Kate Metcalfe of Sechelt Legion Branch 140 presents a cheque for $1,000 to Norm Blair, food security lead at Sunshine Coast Community Services Society. Last year saw more than 200 returning or new registrations at the food bank in Sechelt.
Plant sale the biggest one yet

Plant sale the biggest one yet

The Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden held their annual Giant Plant Sale on May 5, the biggest one to date. An estimated 400 people attended throughout the day, and shoppers were lined up an hour before the gates opened.