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SCRD emergency program in flux

SCRD emergency program in flux

The directors of a volunteer agency that helps disaster victims say they’re concerned about how long the Sunshine Coast Regional District’s (SCRD) emergency program has been “in transition.
RCMP: Police Report

RCMP: Police Report

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for Nov. 20 to 27: Scams • On Nov.
Silas White trial set for July 2019

Silas White trial set for July 2019

Trial dates have been set for former Gibsons councillor Silas White. White was charged last month with impaired driving causing bodily harm and causing an accident resulting in bodily harm in connection with a single-vehicle accident Sept.
Rhiza Capital: Social Finance Fund could have local impact

Rhiza Capital: Social Finance Fund could have local impact

The federal government has announced a social finance fund of $755 million as part of its fall economic statement, an experimental funding approach that will be used for investments that provide social and environmental returns, as well as financial.
UPDATED: Province pledges $6.8 million to shíshálh for affordable housing

UPDATED: Province pledges $6.8 million to shíshálh for affordable housing

Shíshálh Nation will be one of the first Indigenous communities in B.C. to receive funding to build affordable homes under a new housing initiative by the province. The nation is expected to receive $6.
46 rental units coming to Port Stalashen

46 rental units coming to Port Stalashen

A five-storey building with 46 market rental apartments, amenity areas and underground parking is being built in Port Stalashen, situated on the south side of the Sunshine Coast Highway at Wilson Creek.
Survey suggests tense relationship between VCH and hospital doctors

Survey suggests tense relationship between VCH and hospital doctors

Results of a survey by Doctors of BC, the umbrella group representing doctors in the province, suggests doctors on the Sunshine Coast are much less satisfied with their working relationship with Vancouver Coastal Health than their colleagues in other
Sechelt’s updated smoking bylaw passes second and third readings

Sechelt’s updated smoking bylaw passes second and third readings

Councillors in Sechelt have picked up where the previous council left off on updates to the municipality’s smoking bylaw. Before the election, the bylaw was given first reading only to give the public a chance to offer comments.
SCRD to ask province to stop sale of cutblock DL 1313

SCRD to ask province to stop sale of cutblock DL 1313

With a month left until the licence to harvest District Lot 1313 goes up for auction, Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) directors are once more writing to the province in an effort to protect the forest from logging.
Have your say in Sechelt

Have your say in Sechelt

The District of Sechelt has set aside next Thursday as “Have Your Say Day” to get input from residents on a host of issues including regulations around cannabis retail and production “We have a lot going on at the moment and rather than overwhelm the