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The District of Sechelt’s finance department is proposing a property tax increase of 11.81 per cent in the draft 2019 budget. Council’s committee of the whole is scheduled to discuss the report from director of finance Doug Stewart at its Dec.

E-Comm fire dispatch had to deal with several calls about a possible brush fire near Sechelt Saturday night, but the fire, visible from several areas around Sandy Hook, was a controlled burn and did not require a response from firefighters.

The “abhorrent” neglect of a young boy with autism spectrum disorder has prompted B.C.’s child watchdog to call for an overhaul of provincial services for children with special needs.

The Huawei boss being detained for possible extradition to the U.S. was taken to Richmond Hospital after her arrest last week at YVR.

Santa Claus made his annual visit to the Roberts Creek Library on Dec. 9. Despite the rain, dozens of families came to have their photos taken with the jolly old man and enjoy a cup of hot apple cider.

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A recent District of Sechelt press release described the municipality as a “small town with big city goals,” but councillors aren’t quite ready to support the goal of becoming an official city until they hear what residents think.

Sechelt council passed a new smoking bylaw Dec. 5 in a unanimous vote.

Speaker calls for audits of offices of legislature clerk, sergeant-at-arms

Student councillor Gibsons Mayor Bill Beamish asked council to hold off on the first, second and third readings of the bylaw amendment that would allow for a student councillor. Beamish proposed the idea at the Nov.