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As part of readying local bylaws for this month’s legalization of non-medical cannabis, the District of Sechelt is looking at an overhaul of its smoking bylaw.

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Sechelt’s three mayoral candidates were on the same stage, fielding questions, for the first time in the campaign at a Sept. 27 event called “A Forum For Us, By Us” that was organized to highlight the concerns of Sechelt residents under 50.

BC Ferries is looking for shipbuilders interested in bidding on the contracts for five new “major” vessels.

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following from Sept. 21 to 29: Break and Enter • On Sept. 21, police were called to a report of a residential break and enter in the 5700 block of Ebbtide Street in Sechelt.

Changes made to OCPs Official Community Plans (OCPs) for West Howe Sound, Elphinstone, Roberts Creek and Halfmoon Bay have been amended with sections intended to encourage affordable housing through increased density.

It was a blowout year for the Cops for Cancer’s Tour de Coast. The annual fundraiser, which sees dozens of police officers cycle 800 kilometres through southern B.C. including the Sunshine Coast, raised $680,000, surpassing their goal by $155,000.

After 23 months of negotiating, the shíshálh Nation and the province have signed the first major reconciliation agreement of its kind between the government and an Indigenous community.

Slight increase expected in Sunshine Coast patients treated with ECT

Gibsons Mayor Wayne Rowe was the guest of honour at a heartfelt tribute on Sept. 29 at Gibsons Public Market. Rowe will be passing on the mayoral baton with the coming municipal election.