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There is a final chance to advance vote this week in Sechelt, Gibsons and the Sunshine Coast Regional District as local governments get ready for general voting day on Oct. 20. The District of Sechelt’s second day of advance voting is Tuesday, Oct.

First there were three, then there were two and now, after a ministerial order signed by Education Minister Rob Fleming, there is one. Samantha Haines of Pender Harbour has been acclaimed School District No.

More than 200 people packed the bleachers at the Elphinstone gym Oct. 9 for the Gibsons Chamber of Commerce all-candidates forum. The setting prompted one mayoral candidate to jokingly promise comfier seating if he was elected.

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No one was injured, but a 2007 Ford F150 was completely destroyed when it burst into flames on Highway 101 near Browning Road on Oct. 9. The incident happened around 3:45 p.m.

A $1,000 reward has been offered by a wildlife organization for information leading to a conviction of whoever killed a family of black bears in Roberts Creek.

Allan Holt Allan Holt Seventy-one-year-old Al Holt has made water his priority, and in an Oct. 9 press release he said, “I enlisted four very bright individuals to help me with this issue. We came up with a plan that includes Clowhom Lake.

Jacqueline Gillis Jacqueline Gillis Gillis, who moved to the Coast three years ago from Calgary, told Coast Reporter when she announced her candidacy that she’s “running because she believes our community is at risk as a place for working people to s

Bill Beamish Bill Beamish Beamish, 72, an experienced local government administrator, former police officer and provincial civil servant, was originally a council candidate but opted to run for mayor when Coun. Silas White withdrew.

Verna Chan Verna Chan Chan, 60, is a 20-year resident of the Sunshine Coast currently living in Elphinstone. Chan has coordinated Music in the Landing for two years, and has been active in the arts and with the Gibsons Chamber of Commerce.