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From Reno to Rebuild: A new home emerges from its shell in Halfmoon Bay

From Reno to Rebuild: A new home emerges from its shell in Halfmoon Bay

Building a fine new home from the shell of an older one isn’t easy. But if you don’t mind living in a 23-foot trailer for almost five years along with your dog while you demolish the existing older house,  then it can be done.
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From Nigeria to Canada: Chef Iyabo Olaniyan celebrates a decade in Gibsons

From Nigeria to Canada: Chef Iyabo Olaniyan celebrates a decade in Gibsons

Food brings people together. From Nigeria to Ireland to Canada, food and creating community have been the driving force behind everything Iyabo Olaniyan does.
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Eggs splat for science on the Sunshine Coast

Eggs splat for science on the Sunshine Coast

Elementary school students participate in the Technology Festival Association of BC (TFABC)'s Egg Drop
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Tidewater Topics: Big-er Time Hockey Comes to the Coast

Tidewater Topics: Big-er Time Hockey Comes to the Coast

'Just think! Finally we can stand straight and proud beside places like Okotoks, Gimli and Nipissing and claim a place on the hockey map of Canada! Of course we have had hockey teams for years but just the kid stuff. And the geezers.'
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Celebrating 30 years of Rotary calendars on the Sunshine Coast

Celebrating 30 years of Rotary calendars on the Sunshine Coast

Some of the history behind the perennial favourite gift and fundraiser
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Finding help: Holiday resources available for Sunshine Coasters

Finding help: Holiday resources available for Sunshine Coasters

Just Ask Angie: What kinds of resources are open over the holidays?
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Sunshine Coast woodcrafters build 155 toys and gifts for local families

Sunshine Coast woodcrafters build 155 toys and gifts for local families

On Dec. 14, the Suncoast Woodcrafters Guild (SWG) presented the Sunshine Coast Community Services Society (SCCSS) with more than 150 handcrafted wooden toys and gifts that its membership built over the past year.
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Presentation: The Gibsons Aquifer and other potable water solutions for the Coast

Presentation: The Gibsons Aquifer and other potable water solutions for the Coast

What is an aquifer? Why are some aquifers artesian? How was the aquifer formed and where does the water come from? Are these aquifers the best solution to our now-annual potable water shortages? What are some potential longer-term solutions - more exploratory drilling or more open reservoirs?
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Sechelt Skies: See more celestial debris in January

Sechelt Skies: See more celestial debris in January

Space station, meteors and Mercury
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Halfmoon Happenings: Spotlight on...Lauri Paul

Halfmoon Happenings: Spotlight on...Lauri Paul

The longtime early childhood educator is retiring from SD46 Dec. 22.
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