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The University of Victoria is now home to the archives of Edith Iglauer, one of the most observant and adventurous journalist/writers to work in Canada. Iglauer, a longtime Pender Harbour resident who died on Feb.

Sunshine Coast Tourism (SCT) has issued an information bulletin to clarify rules around changes to a tax that collects money from hotels and other tourism accommodation room sales.

The Sunshine Coast Regional Economic Development Organization (SREDO) is predicting the expansion of the FUSE co-working spaces will be its biggest single investment since the agency started receiving funding from local governments.

Directors on the SCRD’s infrastructure committee are recommending changes to arena operations that would see ice remain in the Sunshine Coast Arena in Sechelt until April 30 this year, and until the end of May starting in 2020.

An online map that can display more than 140 “layers” of information about Howe Sound’s ecology is set to be revealed at a public event in Gibsons next week.

B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix says he expects mandatory reporting of vaccinations to be in place for the start of school in September.

The syiyaya Reconciliation Movement held a Cultural Tour and Weaver Honouring event at the tems swiya Museum Feb. 22. Pictured is Museum curator Raquel Joe, whose work has been loomed up ready for weaving in the coming weeks.

An electrical overload is suspected in a fire that damaged a garage and workshop at a property in West Porpoise Bay on Monday. The Sechelt Fire Department was called out just after 5 p.m.

Directors at the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) are going to wait before sending recommendations to the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI) on a proposed 13-lot subdivision on Largo Road in Roberts Creek.

A dormant residents’ association has been resurrected in the Egmont area and longtime resident and retired law educator Rick Craig has been elected its president.