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Annual walk for dog guides coming up

Annual walk for dog guides coming up

Fundraiser helps fund dog guides for people with disabilities
Need help quitting? World No Tobacco Day is May 31

Need help quitting? World No Tobacco Day is May 31

BC PharmaCare's Smoking Cessation Program helps eligible B.C residents of any age stop using commercial tobacco products.
Breast-cancer patient who waited four months for radiation wishes she'd had U.S. option

Breast-cancer patient who waited four months for radiation wishes she'd had U.S. option

Mary Ann Cummings says she would have opted for free radiation treatment in the U.S., something offered to other breast cancer patients in B.C. this month, if she’d had the opportunity.
Art Beat: New chapter for Off the Page

Art Beat: New chapter for Off the Page

The Off the Page theatre series that presents dramatized readings by local (and almost local) playwrights has announced a new production team.
'Everybody wanted this little cub to survive': Sunshine Coast bear dies after car strike

'Everybody wanted this little cub to survive': Sunshine Coast bear dies after car strike

'In this world of turmoil, there are still many caring people around who are willing, at a moment's notice, to spend considerable time and effort to rescue injured wildlife': Despite an extraordinary effort from local volunteers and experts – and a police escort to the wildlife centre – the young cub succumbed to his injuries.
Good Birding: You’ve likely heard this nightingale relative’s evening serenades

Good Birding: You’ve likely heard this nightingale relative’s evening serenades

After one of the coldest Aprils on record, May was one of the warmest, with official temperatures above 31C in Gibsons and Sechelt on the 15th. It has also been exceptionally dry with the only precipitation falling on the 5th.
B.C.'s opioid crisis includes 'the drug war,' report says

B.C.'s opioid crisis includes 'the drug war,' report says

"If there's no peace for the people, there'll be no rest for the government."
Sexual assault assistance and timely support backlogged, B.C. provider says

Sexual assault assistance and timely support backlogged, B.C. provider says

Most sexual assaults come at the hands of an intimate partner and femicide rates have spiked 27 per cent since the COVID-19 pandemic, aid organizations report.
qRD wants First Nations added to section 90 of Community Charter

qRD wants First Nations added to section 90 of Community Charter

Section 90 refers to meetings that may or must be closed to the public
Sechelt Skies: How to pick out the moon’s 'Mare Crisium' – Sea of Crises

Sechelt Skies: How to pick out the moon’s 'Mare Crisium' – Sea of Crises

Also, detailing Johannes Kepler's many contributions to astronomy.