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PHARA challenges DRIPA's constitutionality in BC Supreme Court

PHARA challenges DRIPA's constitutionality in BC Supreme Court

The Pender Harbour and Area Residents Association filed the first challenge of B.C. government's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) in BC’s Supreme Court Sept. 11.
B.C. lawyer who fled to China disbarred for a third time

B.C. lawyer who fled to China disbarred for a third time

B.C. tribunal finds it ‘difficult to imagine a more lengthy or varied discipline history’ than that of former business, immigration lawyer Hong Guo
B.C. commission fines illegal Caymen Islands-based crypto exchange $500K

B.C. commission fines illegal Caymen Islands-based crypto exchange $500K

Decision provides another example of how provincial commissions attempting to regulate crypto exchanges
$1.5 million in grants for Lower Crown reservoir, Gibsons planning projects

$1.5 million in grants for Lower Crown reservoir, Gibsons planning projects

shíshálh Nation's Lower Crown water reservoir project received an infusion of $1.2 million from the Community Emergency Preparedness Fund (CEPF) - Disaster Risk Reduction - Climate Adaptation funding stream.
Regional map helps identify invasive species in qathet region

Regional map helps identify invasive species in qathet region

Knotweed, bullfrogs and hogweed threaten global biodiversity
Sechelt landfill vertical expansion study and scale replacement projects funded

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'
Katherine Lake road repair costs escalate

Katherine Lake road repair costs escalate

The extra money is to come out of the region’s Canada Community Building Fund- Community Works Fund with each electoral area contributing $15,000.
Sunshine Coast Economic Development Organization halts operations after executive director exits

Sunshine Coast Economic Development Organization halts operations after executive director exits

Facing change, Sunshine Coast economic body to pause and plan
Carving the way: Derek Georgeson lets the wood show him what to carve

Carving the way: Derek Georgeson lets the wood show him what to carve

An enticing aroma of cedar permeates the air as carver Derek Georgeson enters his gallery workspace in ch’atlich (Sechelt). Past the double doors bearing a metal blackfish design, which he created digitally and had fabricated elsewhere, he holds up his latest work-in-progress: a red cedar wall panel with a stylized eagle facing a bear.
Obituary: Barrie David Wilbee

Obituary: Barrie David Wilbee

June 27, 1941 – August 14, 2024