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Chair steps down after years of 'incredible service'

School District No. 46 board chair Silas White was thanked "for six years of incredible service" when he stepped down as chair at the last school board meeting of 2013.

Input sought on Coast old growth management areas

The public is invited to review and comment before Feb. 18 on plans to establish more than 18,000 hectares of old growth management areas on the Sunshine Coast. Old growth management areas protect the biological diversity of old growth forests.

BC Liquor Stores collect $217,000 for typhoon relief

BC Liquor Store customers donated more than $217,000 to support Red Cross relief efforts in the Philippines. One hundred per cent of these funds have been forwarded to the Canadian Red Cross Typhoon Haiyan Relief Fund.

Cap president committed to change

When Capilano University ran into a deficit and was forced to cut programs this year, it wasn't just a story about budgets and numbers. It touched off a conversation about whether the school had lost its way.

Wharf project quietly gathers funding

Funds for the Davis Bay Wharf project have been quietly growing during the past few months with 70 per cent of the $600,000 needed now confirmed.

Improper ash disposal cause of house fire

The Sechelt fire department is reminding Coast residents to dispose of ashes properly after soot cleaned from a chimney started a house fire in West Sechelt on Dec. 21.

VCH employees unite in dance

The sometimes-segregated Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) employees on the Coast came together around a common theme recently and danced their way to unity.

Medpot facility proposed for Port Mellon

An industrial property in the Port Mellon area could be the site of a large-scale medical marijuana production facility if the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) board approves the property owner's application for a zoning bylaw amendment.

Referral line coming to Coast

The 211 information and referral line will be launched on the Sunshine Coast in February, a bc211 spokesman confirmed last week.

Good Samaritan makes the nice list

An honest, heartfelt action by a North Vancouver resident made Christmas that much easier for a Sunshine Coast couple. On Monday evening, Dec.