Connie Jordison

Following a renovation project to address ground settling issues and introduce seismic upgrading, Pender Harbour Fire Department’s Garden Bay Firehall celebrated a public grand re-opening on Nov. 23.

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After rejecting a proposed hike of around 10 per cent on Nov. 21, then receiving an updated report with the lower ask at committee on Nov. 28, elected officials sent that committee recommendation directly for approval the same day.

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Sunshine Coast Regional District elected officials to review reports on a potential construction phase for the Langdale Well Field and expanding transit and fleet facilities.

Two individuals convicted in the 2022 assault of a woman at a location on the upper reaches of Sechelt’s Dusty Road were to be sentenced in provincial court in Sechelt Dec. 12. Neither case was concluded.

Regional fee increases for utilities and some services will add to the cost of living on BC's Sunshine Coast in 2025.

The Sunshine Coast Chamber of Commerce presented a four-part 2025 request to the regional district board at its Dec. 12 meeting.

Clients served by the Sunshine Coast Regional District’s North and South Pender water systems are to receive a mock volumetric billing along with their regular water rate invoice next spring.

In 2025, there will be split chairmanship for the Sunshine Coast Regional District’s committee of the whole, per a motion endorsed by the board at its Dec. 12 meeting.