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Shuffle participant raising funds for rescuers in qathet region

Shuffle participant raising funds for rescuers in qathet region

Powell River Search and Rescue team saves many outdoor enthusiasts each year
Historical puppet drama puts a feminist spin on the Grimm Brothers' works

Historical puppet drama puts a feminist spin on the Grimm Brothers' works

'Little Sister Grimm offers a whimsical look at how the famous Grimms, with help from women around them, transferred classic fairy tales from a rapidly fading oral tradition into literary form. His script pays tribute to the power of storytelling, to women sidelined by history, and to children who face evil or injustice.'
VCH updates Sunshine Coast on doctors, long-term care, hospital master plan

VCH updates Sunshine Coast on doctors, long-term care, hospital master plan

There are now 7,000 Sunshine Coasters – about one fifth of Coast residents – without primary care physicians, Sechelt Hospital is to start master planning next month and the future of Totem and Shorncliffe facilities are still under discussion, Coasters learned at a March 13 town hall.
Good Birding: Spring brings ‘The first fine careless rapture’

Good Birding: Spring brings ‘The first fine careless rapture’

And, butterflies’ emergence from hibernation a sure sign of spring
ArtBeat: Dementia-focused collaboration shares art of understanding and forgetting

ArtBeat: Dementia-focused collaboration shares art of understanding and forgetting

Acrylics and mixed media works by Deborah Willis and Allan O’Meara offer unflinching insights into states of altered perception that accompany the progression of dementia. Their joint exhibition is on display at the Gibsons Public Market until May 6. 
How exactly is an overdose prevention site established in B.C.?

How exactly is an overdose prevention site established in B.C.?

Richmond Coun. Kash Heed says council's inquiry into establishing overdose prevention services at the hospital became a political debate in part because the provincial government has no standard assessments in place.
What to plant now and later in qathet/west coast climate

What to plant now and later in qathet/west coast climate

Broad beans don't mind cool soil but other legumes should wait
Coaster wins prestigious journalism scholarship

Coaster wins prestigious journalism scholarship

Bridget Stringer-Holden is one of 11 journalism students across Canada nominated and subsequently selected for the prestigious CBC Joan Donaldson News Scholarship, established in recognition of the founder of CBC Newsworld.
Risk of 'tremendous mischief' by B.C. government on legal system, lawyers claim

Risk of 'tremendous mischief' by B.C. government on legal system, lawyers claim

Michael Elliott, president of the Trial Lawyers Association of BC, says the BC NDP government's penchant for controlling professional regulators cannot cross into the legal system, as is the present fear with a proposed 'modernization' of the Law Society of BC.
'Never, ever throw anything out of your vehicle': Cache Creek gets first fire of the season

'Never, ever throw anything out of your vehicle': Cache Creek gets first fire of the season

The fire was quickly extinguished by people who were nearby.