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How to stick to your resolution

Another year has arrived and some of us have a list of things we'd like to change to make 2014 a better year. Some of those things were on our list last year, and the year before that.

Peer support group offers support

Starting next Saturday, Jan. 18, and ongoing on a monthly basis, a peer support group is being offered to individuals with an acquired brain injury (ABI) at St. John's United Church in Davis Bay.

Improved safe boating courses start this month

The Sunshine Coast Power & Sail Squadron is announcing that its new training courses, starting later this month will run on Saturdays instead of weekday evenings, as in the past. This means that courses can be completed in a shorter time.

A community rallies together to help

Matthew Drope has a bone marrow disease called aplastic anemia. He had a bone transplant Dec. 13, thanks to his younger brother Dylan.

Start the New Year with healthy goals

January is traditionally a time to reflect on the year gone by and make a plan for the year to come. Typically New Year's resolutions focus on increasing physical activity and eating better.

Archival collection of newspapers goes digital

Thanks to continued funding from the Irving K.

Pender and Egmont Highlights

Tonight (Friday) is the first School of Music coffeehouse for 2014. The coffeehouse held the second Friday of each month is a fun affordable evening of great music by talented local performers in a cabaret style setting.

The Sounds of Howe Sound

The Sunshine Coast NewComersClub is celebrating a milestone. InDecember they surpassed 200members; all are people who are new residents on the Sunshine Coast.

Gumboot Connection

Thanks to all who supported the 6th Roberts Creek Scout Group this past weekend as they held a very successful bottle drive. If you missed the fundraiser and have bottles/cans you wish to donate, we would be pleased to pick them up.

Halfmoon Happenings

Sunshine Coast Regional District board chair and Halfmoon Bay area director Garry Nohr has confirmed the closest gathering point for the protest against BC Ferry cuts will be the north end of Redrooffs Road at Highway 101 next Saturday, Jan.