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Sunshine Coast RCMP are trying to track down the suspect in an indecent exposure incident. According to RCMP, a woman was riding her bike in Mahan Trail in Gibsons on Oct. 12, when she saw a man who exposed his genitals to her.

With new mayors in Sechelt and Gibsons and an entirely new Sunshine Coast Regional District board, last weekend’s civic elections has brought significant turnover to Coast governments. That extends to School District No.

After nearly two months out of commission, School District No. 46’s (SD46) playground fields are open again.

Enrolment is higher than expected at School District No. 46, according to secretary-treasurer Nicholas Weswick, who shared the numbers at the district’s Oct. 10 board meeting.

Coast Guard crews descended on Gerrans Bay in Pender Harbour this week to deal with a spill from a boat that sank on Oct. 19.

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Residents of Sechelt’s Seawatch neighbourhood are hoping Powell River-Sunshine Coast MLA Nicholas Simons can bring the sinkhole situation that’s plagued the area since 2012 to the attention of the provincial government.

The Lions Housing Society’s Greenecourt expansion has passed second and third readings at Sechelt council. The Lions are working with BC Housing to replace the remaining bungalow units at Greenecourt with a five-storey, 104-unit apartment block.

Councillors in Gibsons have approved a contract with Salish Soils of Sechelt to compost biosolids from the Town’s sewer treatment plant. The contract, which begins Dec.

BC Ferries is apologizing to Sunshine Coast customers for being unable “to carry everyone who wished to travel” on Sunday, Oct. 21.