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BC Ferries to make mask use mandatory as it ramps back up to full capacity
Company reports $62-million net loss in first quarter
Canadian TV artifact still in search of new home on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast
The Beachcombers ended 30 years ago, and now one man's effort to find a new home for one of its most important artifacts continues
Province cancels resident priority for BC Ferries
New order gives priority to medical-assured loading passengers
Horgan says government working to ‘protect’ ferry routes
Premier John Horgan says he “absolutely understands the anxiety” ferry-dependent communities have about maintaining service levels following pandemic-related cuts, and the government is working “to...
BC Ferries to require travellers to have a mask with them
Starting Monday, June 15, BC Ferries passengers will have to be “in possession of a face covering that covers their mouth and nose” on any sailing of more than 30 minutes. BC Ferries said in a June...
Craft cannabis growers seek role in COVID recovery
A newly-incorporated craft cannabis co-operative is putting forward a plan to make small-scale, independent cannabis businesses part of B.C.’s post-pandemic economic recovery. When it announced its...
Chamber members outline ‘unintended consequences’ of CERB
“Unintended consequences” of the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) are emerging as a concern for Sechelt Chamber of Commerce members as they try to move forward during the economic...
Sunshine Coast board urges BC Ferries to reverse course on evening sailings
BC Ferries is resuming service on the Horseshoe Bay-Nanaimo route June 3, but a schedule change on the Langdale run to accommodate the Nanaimo service isn’t sitting well with some Sunshine Coast...
Reforms could have lessened COVID impact on care homes, say advocates
A group of public health care advocates on the Sunshine Coast says the impact of COVID-19 on long-term care homes could have been lessened if Health Minister Adrian Dix had addressed concerns about...
Lululemon founder’s family chips in $8.4 million for marine research centre
Chip Wilson is pledging $8 million to the Pender Ocean Discovery Station (PODS), a marine research centre on the Sunshine Coast, through his family’s philanthropic foundation. “We are excited to...