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WEB5 days ago · Sechelt landfill vertical expansion study and scale replacement projects funded. If determined to be feasible, vertical expansion may provide additional landfill life past 2030: 'much needed time to further explore long-term waste disposal options on the Coast'. Sep 17, 2024 3:26 PM Read more >.
Sechelt's Seawatch subdivision was evacuated three years ago
WEBFeb 14, 2022 · The subdivision was approved in 2006, trees were removed from the site and construction of high-end homes began. In June 2012 a sinkhole opened up on Seawatch Lane. Over the next seven years more would emerge, rendering one completed home uninhabitable and forcing partial road closures. On its website, Sechelt states it spent more than $680,000 ...
Crew member reflects as Powell River Queen nears final sailing
WEBJan 13, 2023 · The ferry, built in 1965, has a 59-car capacity and can accommodate 400 passengers and crew, according to the BC Ferries website. “During the usual crew dinner break on January 17, the new Island Class ferry will take over the route and the Powell River Queen will sail to tie up at Buckley Bay for the night,” said Gowans.
Sechelt Obituaries - Coast Reporter
WEBObituary: Robert C. Benner. 'At the age of 17, Bob decided to follow in his father's footsteps, and begin his career in the logging industry, where he started by setting chokers behind the skidder, and was soon known as one of the best fallers on the coast, until he finally retired from the industry in 2013.'. Posted Jan 18, 2023 6:30 AM Read ...
BC Ferries: Langdale schedule changes - Coast Reporter
WEBMay 28, 2020 · BC Ferries is resuming service on the Horseshoe Bay-Nanaimo route June 3 with four round trips per day – and in order to avoid congestion at Horseshoe Bay, the schedules for the Langdale and Bowen Island routes are being adjusted.
Road repairs from 2021 storms under way on the Sunshine Coast
WEBAug 23, 2024 · Over the summer and fall, MOTI is polishing off three projects in Roberts Creek and Halfmoon Bay, replacing culverts and repairing road embankment erosion as heavy rains during the November 2021 storm caused debris blockages and washed out culverts. “These repairs include increasing culverts to …
Sechelt moves up in BC's most economically resilient cities …
WEBJan 18, 2022 · Sechelt came in 13th in BC Business Magazine’s list of B.C.’s most economically resilient communities, moving up a spot from last year. Sechelt was ranked as one of B.C.’s most economically resilient communities by BC Business Magazine and its research partner Environics Analytics. In a Jan. 12 …
'Beachcombers' actors reunite for 50th anniversary of filming
WEBSep 24, 2021 · 1 / 5 Four actors who got their start on The Beachcombers reunited on Sept. 16 for the show’s 50th anniversary of filming in Gibsons. Left to right: Jackson Davies (Constable John Constable), Bob Park (Hughie Carmody), Pat John (Jesse Jim), and Nancy Chapple (the original Margaret Carmody) in front of …
Sunshine Coast-Powell River candidate update - Coast Reporter
WEBMay 9, 2024 · An email received from communications manager with the BC Green Party, Rippon Madtha did not provide details on timing for an announcement of a Powell River-Sushine Coast candidate, but indicated that the party is "planning to run a full slate of 93 candidates in the October election. "We currently have …