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The Sunshine Coast's Popsicle Stick Bridge Contest is back

The Sunshine Coast's Popsicle Stick Bridge Contest is back

For the 12th year, the 2023 Popsicle Stick Bridge Contest is off to a great start with 500 kits assembled and ready for bridge building enthusiasts to try their hand at building a bridge.
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Birth control users finding limitations in province's coverage, but equivalents are available

Birth control users finding limitations in province's coverage, but equivalents are available

A couple of weeks after B.C. became the first province to make prescription birth control free, some people are surprised to find they still have to pay for their prescriptions or need to switch to an equivalent medication.
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Obituary: Iris Fischer

Obituary: Iris Fischer

'She will be missed by many and remembered for her kind-heartedness, beautiful smile as well as her many card playing skills which usually ended with much laughter.'
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How passion and patience propelled Lily Riggs from dancer to world-class powerlifter

How passion and patience propelled Lily Riggs from dancer to world-class powerlifter

The Sunshine Coast's Lily Riggs found her calling in the gym. It just wasn’t the calling she had expected.
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Obituary: Richard K. Russell

Obituary: Richard K. Russell

'Richard spent 20 years in the military, overseas and in Canada. His second career was in pulp and paper at the Port Mellon Mill for 20 years.'
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Obituary: Dale E. Stewart

Obituary: Dale E. Stewart

'Dale approached life with joy and optimism. He had a dry sense of humor, loved dancing, and music from jazz to opera.'
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Art Beat: Good to the last drop – Artesia Coffee House season wraps and more

Art Beat: Good to the last drop – Artesia Coffee House season wraps and more

Also, David King's Garage Sale opens, GPAG will feature In This Together: Sunshine Coast Pride Exhibition in June, and Sir Mark Rylance will bring the Sunshine Coast Film Society’s spring season to a close with his appearance in Phantom of the Open.
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Competition-bound dancers take flight: Gibsons Dance Centre showcase

Competition-bound dancers take flight: Gibsons Dance Centre showcase

The youth company of the Gibsons Dance Centre burst into its 2023 performance season with two dazzling showcases last week that played to full houses.
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Letter: Libraries’ roles have changed dramatically, why hasn’t funding followed?

Letter: Libraries’ roles have changed dramatically, why hasn’t funding followed?

'Many services that should be provided by government offices have been devolved to us; proctoring exams, assisting patrons with online government forms, serving as a refuge during the extreme heat wave and providing a cold weather sanctuary during periods when emergency shelters are not open. These additional services put a strain on the library’s staff and budget and we get no compensation from any level of government for performing them.'
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Story of family abuse a roadmap for trauma survivors: 'No Letter in Your Pocket'

Story of family abuse a roadmap for trauma survivors: 'No Letter in Your Pocket'

Sunshine Coast author Heather Conn launches autobiography 'No Letter in Your Pocket'
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