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The anonymous group Sechelt Deserves Better did not register as a third-party sponsor and has stopped advertising now that the official campaign period in the local government elections has begun.

Eighty girls in grades 6 to 8 from all schools in School District No.

Local government leaders had a chance to meet with various provincial ministers during the recent Union of BC Municipalities meeting in Whistler, but the ministers don’t always have the answers local politicians are looking for.

One drew on his local politics pedigree while the other urged a need for change in a lively all-candidates meeting at Elphinstone’s Frank West Hall that saw a rookie take on the only incumbent running for Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) direc

A new sinkhole is developing in Sechelt’s Seawatch neighbourhood as some residents are ratcheting up the pressure on the district.

Decisions on funding and how and when water meters will be installed in the District of Sechelt and on shíshálh Nation band lands have been left to the incoming board of Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) directors.

Water availability in Edwards and Chapman lakes, which feed the Chapman watershed, dipped below 30 per cent when Stage 4 water restrictions were in effect this summer, and the siphoning system was deployed for two weeks.

The Sunshine Coast Regional Economic Development Organization (SCREDO) has released a mid-year report, but some Sechelt councillors are urging the arms-length group to adopt a more visible public profile.

A preliminary study on the feasibility of running a passenger-only ferry between Gibsons and the Lower Mainland suggests anyone operating the service would need to carry at least 40 passengers a trip for a minimum fare of $20 to be in the black.

The District of Sechelt says more than 500 people took part in the community engagement on the future direction of the Sunshine Coast Community Forest (SCCF). The three-month effort wrapped up with a final World Café event on Sept.