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UPDATE: Seawatch evacuated

UPDATE: Seawatch evacuated

High-end homes sit empty behind locked gates
Hearing on Seawatch suit set for 2020, more could follow

Hearing on Seawatch suit set for 2020, more could follow

Last week’s order to evacuate the Seawatch subdivision in Sechelt could prompt new legal action from displaced property owners.
Gibsons approves new solid waste and organics contract

Gibsons approves new solid waste and organics contract

Residents of Gibsons will be seeing some new trucks on garbage day starting in April.
UPDATE: Federal gov’t, shíshálh Nation sign ‘Letter of Understanding’

UPDATE: Federal gov’t, shíshálh Nation sign ‘Letter of Understanding’

The Canadian government and shíshálh Nation signed a Letter of Understanding (LOU) Feb.
Gibsons: Youth councillors sworn in

Gibsons: Youth councillors sworn in

Gibsons council’s new youth representatives were sworn in at the opening of the Feb. 19 regular meeting.
Gibsons OKs S&M permit

Gibsons OKs S&M permit

Gibsons council has settled the debate over a temporary use permit (TUP) for the S&M Medicinal Sweet Shoppe by adding a new condition on the advice of its lawyers. The cannabis store was originally granted a one-year TUP on Jan.
Roberts Creek church building vandalised

Roberts Creek church building vandalised

An old church building that was slowly being restored was the target of graffiti last week in Roberts Creek. Sunshine Coast RCMP are seeking the public’s help for any information on this act of mischief, believed to have occurred between Feb.
B.C. government unveils budget big on social spending, low on new taxes

B.C. government unveils budget big on social spending, low on new taxes

Parents will receive a larger child benefit until their child is 18, students will no longer have to pay interest on B.C.
Coast Reporter Radio: Seawatch and a look at 'Sewstainability' via the SC Arts Council podcast

Coast Reporter Radio: Seawatch and a look at 'Sewstainability' via the SC Arts Council podcast

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Seawatch evacuated, now behind locked gates

Seawatch evacuated, now behind locked gates

Sechelt’s Seawatch neighbourhood is now behind locked security fencing, and the ultimate fate of the subdivision’s high-end homes is uncertain. The neighbourhood had been on evacuation alert since Feb.