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Baldrey: It's sad to see B.C. (still) in a state of hate and intolerance

Baldrey: It's sad to see B.C. (still) in a state of hate and intolerance

Columnist Keith Baldrey says he's familiar with receiving criticism, but believes the current social discourse can easily make a person feel "a little tense."
Take a polar plunge for Special O Feb. 21

Take a polar plunge for Special O Feb. 21

Sunshine Coast Association for Community Living (SCACL) is challenging Coasters to support the 2024 Special Olympics BC’s Polar Plunge Challenge by joining Team SCACL to take the plunge into the cold ocean at the beach by Sechelt Rotary Friendship Park on Wednesday, Feb. 21 from 1 to 2 pm. 
Rob Shaw: BC NDP program barely offers Band-Aids while businesses bleed

Rob Shaw: BC NDP program barely offers Band-Aids while businesses bleed

Bureaucracy behind Security Small Business Rebate Program means it could take 37 years to distribute funds for companies hit by vandals
Black history expressed in artistic awakening at GPAG

Black history expressed in artistic awakening at GPAG

For a new exhibition at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery, the Sunshine Coast Black History Month Collective selected a Kenya-born artist seemingly drawn by destiny to the liminal landscapes of the Salish Sea.
Elphinstone Chronicles: Get your hands dirty in Elphinstone

Elphinstone Chronicles: Get your hands dirty in Elphinstone

The SCRD’s smallest area produces the most vegetables
Halfmoon Bay Happenings: Spotlight On…love is the answer

Halfmoon Bay Happenings: Spotlight On…love is the answer

I collect self-care books like others collect teapots or things decorated with sunflowers. But I don’t just collect these books, I read them, oftentimes over and over again.
Good Birding: How the El Nino is affecting some Coast birds timetables

Good Birding: How the El Nino is affecting some Coast birds timetables

Effects of warm weather linger and listening for early sounds of spring activity
B.C. bar fined $3,000 for being over customer limit

B.C. bar fined $3,000 for being over customer limit

Inspectors found Vancouver's Shamrock Bar & Grill had more than 70 people on June 17, 2023 despite a capacity of 44 patrons.
Last of 'vulnerable' B.C. co-ops saved despite feds being 'MIA'

Last of 'vulnerable' B.C. co-ops saved despite feds being 'MIA'

Two rare co-ops on private land have been saved from the prospect of redevelopment with a $71-million injection of cash to a non-profit trust entity operated by the Co-operative Housing Federation of BC.
B.C. woman convicted of COVID assault acquitted on appeal

B.C. woman convicted of COVID assault acquitted on appeal

A judge found the woman assaulted a store employee by coughing in their direction, and assaulted another by pushing her shopping cart into him.