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Clothing donation bins have been inspected, locked and in some cases removed on the Sunshine Coast as part of a widespread response to an incident on Dec. 30, when a man became trapped and died in one in West Vancouver.

Gibsons council has issued a temporary use permit (TUP) for the S&M Medicinal Sweet Shoppe, despite the store owners’ stance that they won’t apply for a provincial non-medicinal cannabis retail licence.

For one month starting Jan. 14, visitors to medical clinics on the Sunshine Coast will be informed about organ donation and given the opportunity to register as donors. Mike Gojevic, a volunteer with BC Transplant, and Dr.

A $900,000 renovation project to expand and update the Sechelt Seniors Activity Centre (SSAC) was completed in December and the doors are open once again for lunch. The centre received its occupancy permit on Dec.

The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) says a near full load and unexpected turbulence and downdrafts may have contributed to a fatal plane crash last summer in Sechelt. The TSB report, released Jan.

Around 50 Sunshine Coast residents took part in a demonstration Jan. 8 in Davis Bay to show solidarity with protesters trying to stop a natural gas pipeline in northern B.C.

The old homes have been removed from the site, but it’s still not clear when construction might begin on a major hotel and marina complex on the Gibsons waterfront.

Darrell Bay vessels that sank during Dec. 20 windstorm have yet to be removed

Pender Harbour

Sabrina and Zane Samy won the lottery on Jan. 3. At 6:49 p.m. Sabrina gave birth to Zavier Zane Nanda Samy, the first Sunshine Coast baby of 2019. “He was pretty eager to come out, but he fooled us all,” said Zane.