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First-past-the-post advocate Bill Tieleman and proportional representation (PR) campaigner Bet Cecil defended their positions and fielded questions at a lunch hosted by Sechelt and District Chamber of Commerce on Oct. 29.

The voting period for the referendum on electoral reform is underway but questions keep coming about voting mechanics, riding changes and how a new voting system could shift power in the legislature.

A coven of 13 Coast witches danced across Sechelt on Halloween. “It started off to be a flash mob but then we realized in Sechelt if we didn’t let people know, there wouldn’t be many people watching,” said Kathy Hobbs.

Sunshine Coast RCMP say they’ll have extra officers on patrol during the prime trick-or-treating hours Wednesday. Staff Sgt.

Pender Harbour and Egmont’s Official Community Plan (OCP) is now official, following the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) directors’ unanimous vote to adopt the OCP bylaw at the Oct. 25 board meeting.

Upper Decks BC Ferries is promising to clear up the “mixed messages” on how it handles requests to be loaded on the upper deck from people who want to stay in their vehicles for the crossing.

Sunshine Coast Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) is joining concerned Canadians from industry, academia and the space enthusiast community to ask the government to secure Canada’s place in space by putting forward a funded spa

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BC Ferries says there was no danger to passengers after a commercial vehicle driving off the Queen of Surrey in Langdale Sunday morning hit part of the ramp, puncturing its diesel tank and causing about 50 litres of fuel to spill.

BC Ferries says it’s still looking at tweaks to the schedule for Langdale-Horseshoe Bay (Route 3), as yet another petition circulates calling for the company to close the gap between the last two sailings out of Horseshoe Bay.