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Sunshine Coast, British Columbia • www.thelocalweekly.ca • Thursday, June 13, 2019 Young “Coastal Voices” Page 11
Gibsons CAO Hits Back
A House On Fire
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Water Dialogues Page 5
Logging Sale Questioned Page 6
Kids’ Shoes For Mexico Page 8
Thru Road Objections Page 9
Jazz Festival Favourite Page 12
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There was no one home when this house in Halfmoon Bay caught fire about 8:30am on June 9. The building in the photo was the main residence and was destroyed; a smaller cabin connected by a wooden walkway was saved. Cause of the fire, in the 5200-block Taylor Cres., is still under investigation. The fire was fully involved when the Halfmoon Bay Fire Department arrived, and firefighters concentrated on preventing it from spreading. The flames tried to ignite the arbutus trees on the left, but Fire Chief Ryan Daley said they were lucky the house was sitting out on the rock. “A house fire could cause an interface fire; it (the fire) can travel,” said Daley. “They’re saying this will be a hot and dry summer, and everybody has to be really careful.” In fact, the department was called out about eight hours later to deal with a small forest fire nearby that may have been caused by embers from the house fire. A series of public meetings this month will address the question of what can be done to reduce the threat of an interface fire on the Coast. See story page 6. PHOTO SUBMITTED BY RCMP
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