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Councillors in Gibsons have taken the first steps to set up a new planning and development standing committee.

Sechelt council has authorized a five-year contract with Salish Soils for removal and processing of biolsolids from wastewater treatment, but not before posing questions about trucking costs and the cleanup of the processing site on Dusty Road.

The developers of a small resort in West Porpoise Bay have been given the OK for a rezoning of their water lease to allow for a commercial dock.

Sunshine Coast Transit

It’s official – the windstorm to hit B.C.’s South Coast “was the most damaging storm in BC Hydro’s history,” according to a report released by the Crown corporation on Jan. 2.

After a week-long delay, Dakota Ridge will be ready to welcome the public this Saturday, Dec. 22. Temperatures had fallen to -5 Celsius by Friday, Dec. 21 and overnight snowfall of 13 centimetres brought total accumulation to 55 centimetres.

Sunshine Coast RCMP are treating fires that destroyed two vehicles in Gibsons as suspicious. Staff Sgt. Poppy Hallam said police were called out around 3:50 a.m.

B.C. voters have rejected proportional representation. Elections BC released the results of the mail-in vote Dec. 20. A total of 1,403,358 completed voting packages were returned by the deadline, representing returns from 42.

For the first time, the Indigenous high school completion rate is on par with the overall completion rate at School District No.46 (SD46). Superintendent Patrick Bocking called the graduation rate “unprecedented” at a Dec.

School District No. 46 (SD46) trustees unanimously voted to request “the application for a temporary use permit for S&M Medicinal Sweet Shoppe be denied,” at a Dec. 12 board meeting.