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Zach Greenberg - Switching success story

Editor's note: This is the seventh in a series of stories about people who were raised on the Sunshine Coast who are making a successful mark in the world of their chosen vocations.

Hospice celebrates garden project

Bursts of colour, hanging baskets and freshly planted trees and shrubs adorn the tranquility garden outside the Coast Hospice rooms at Shorncliffe intermediate care home.

Exchange team participates in Mandela Day

Continents away where two oceans meet, nine Canadian and nine South African women have come together for a women's exchange program.

Movie night benefits KidSport

More than $3,800 was raised to directly support Sunshine Coast KidSport when Sunshine Coast Credit Union and Marketplace IGA teamed up for a free outdoor family movie night on Monday, July 25, at Brothers Park in Gibsons.

Support groups offer hope

A place to find a sense of hope -that, in a nutshell, is what Sechelt residents can find by attending the free information and support groups offered by the non-profit Alzheimer Society of B.C.

Amazing Avril King is 2011 Golden Girl

To look at this year's Golden Girl, Avril King, you'd think she never had a care in the world. Always smiling, she's a joy to be around, and that's lucky because she's around a lot.

ACE-IT program celebrates students' accomplishments

Eleven young men were awarded certificates on Thursday, July 21, to signify the completion of the Ace-It carpentry level one apprenticeship program.

The new Cuban economic model

Cuba's people, culture and economy have proven remarkably resilient despite four decades of political and economic isolation.

Coasters take up the challenge

Three canoes from the Sunshine Coast participated in the annual Pulling Toegther Canoe Journey from July 2 to 8 on the west coast of Vancouver Island.

History through song and dance

The Sechelt Nation is singing and dancing their culture back to life through the Xwamtsut program.