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Gibsons advances next phase of 78-unit affordable housing project

Gibsons advances next phase of 78-unit affordable housing project

Public hearing coming in July for Phase 3 of Christenson Lands (Shaw Road) project
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Penticton business association makes surveillance camera pitch to Sechelt council

Penticton business association makes surveillance camera pitch to Sechelt council

City of Penticton has been using surveillance cameras since 2021, in an effort to help curb crime, arson and vandalism.
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Wildfire near Powell River under control

Wildfire near Powell River under control

Haslam Lake area blaze suspected to be human caused
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Gibsons Elementary School expansion faces crossroads

Gibsons Elementary School expansion faces crossroads

School District 46 weighs prefabricated vs. traditional construction as ministry trends towards faster, modular builds
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Rob Shaw: Seaspan tour leaves politicians fuming over BC Ferries deal with China

Rob Shaw: Seaspan tour leaves politicians fuming over BC Ferries deal with China

Conservatives say B.C. and federal governments have failed to support local shipbuilding, allowing China to take the work
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On Mental Health: Speaking up, not shutting down – Rethinking what it means to set boundaries

On Mental Health: Speaking up, not shutting down – Rethinking what it means to set boundaries

I often work with people who are exploring how to set healthy boundaries whether in their relationships, work environments or even with themselves.
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Town of Gibsons applies for $1.1M grant to upgrade School Road reservoir

Town of Gibsons applies for $1.1M grant to upgrade School Road reservoir

Town aims to fully fund critical infrastructure project through provincial disaster resiliency program
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Textile sculptor forms birds that eat, prey, love: 'Birds of Prey' at Arts Centre

Textile sculptor forms birds that eat, prey, love: 'Birds of Prey' at Arts Centre

The creatures depicted in artist Marianne Hansen’s debut solo exhibition Birds of Prey may be high flyers — majestic, strong, sagacious — but Hansen applies her skill with wire armatures and mixed fibres to keep her flock tethered t
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Howe Sound, Sunshine Coast locations included in new Squamish Nation agreement

Howe Sound, Sunshine Coast locations included in new Squamish Nation agreement

New land use plan safeguards cultural sites and ecosystems from Gambier Island to Gibsons and West Howe Sound
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Members' visions harmonize in biggest-ever Present Tense showcase at GPAG

Members' visions harmonize in biggest-ever Present Tense showcase at GPAG

Works by more than 140 member artists are displayed for a month-long period.
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