Sechelt

• Evacuation orders, local state of emergency issued due to wildfire burning north of Sechelt

  Seven properties in the Clowhom Lake area in Electoral Area B are under evacuation order and another five properties are under alert.

  Fire

  Sep 16
  
• shishalh First Nation pitches new reservoir amid Sunshine Coast drought

  The nation has secured the backing of local governments, but still needs a funding commitment from senior levels of government to move forward.

  Environment

  Sep 15
  
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• Residents of doomed Sunshine Coast subdivision facing looters, vandals

  Residents of 14 properties in the Seawatch subdivision were forced to evacuate their homes in February 2019, when erosion and sinkholes rendered the subdivision unsafe.

  Crime

  Jul 19
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• B.C. weather: 4 heat records set on Wednesday

  Sechelt was one of the five communities to set a new daily heat record on July 5, as it reached 31.5 C, eclipsing the old mark of 31.4 C set in 2015.

  Weather

  Jul 6
• 40 unmarked children’s graves found at former residential school in Sechelt, B.C.

  The graves were found on and near the grounds of the former school, the nation confirmed, under the guidance and direction of survivors.

  Canada

  Apr 20
• Police seek help finding missing 37-year-old woman last seen in Richmond, B.C.

  Courtney Marie Corrigal was spotted around 9:15 p.m., along the 10100 block of No. 2 Road, wearing a white fleece jacket, blue-and-white pyjama pants, and carrying a backpack.

  Canada

  Nov 15, 2022
• Sunshine Coast district seeks emergency extension as winter water supply ‘uncertain’

  A state of local emergency on Oct. 18 as the Chapman reservoir, which serves 90 per cent of the homes and businesses in the Sechelt area, was at "imminent risk" of running dry.

  Environment

  Nov 8, 2022
• District of Sechelt sues residents forced from subdivision by sinkholes

  "It's an attempt to coerce us into dropping some of the lawsuits we have against the district of Sechelt right now, they're just trying to bully us, basically," said Ed Pednaud.

  Canada

  Oct 18, 2022
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• Sunshine Coast declares state of local emergency as drought persists

  The emergency declaration comes with a strict water conservation order, banning the use of pools and hot tubs and the production of alcoholic beverages.

  Environment

  Oct 17, 2022
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• Sechelt, B.C. residents strained by Sunshine Coast drought restrictions

  Under Stage 4 restrictions, farmers who pay a metered rate for water receive a two-week exemption to water their crops. That exemption has now expired. 

  Environment

  Oct 4, 2022