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School District No. 46 (SD46) saw its first student trustee sworn in on Nov. 12. Maya Treuheit took her oath of office and her seat at the school board table after being welcomed by all the trustees at Tuesday night's regular board meeting.

Recent changes to the way ambulances respond to calls will reduce the number of lights and siren responses but save more lives, according to the British Columbia Ambulance Service (BCAS).

At the request of board chair Garry Nohr, the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) will wait until after a Nov. 22 meeting with the province before agreeing to undertake a needs assessment to ward off possible service cuts by BC Ferries.

The province has committed to making derelict vessels and docks a "priority file," the chair of Islands Trust council told local government officials late last month.

The overall benefits from the George Hotel development would be "immeasurable," the planning consultant for the project said Tuesday night.

About 20 people, all involved with the arts, met at the Arts Building in Gibsons on Nov. 6 to discuss a vision for an area of town currently being called the "cultural precinct.

The Sunshine Coast RCMP have recognized a Sechelt man who assisted police with the arrest of a violent criminal. On Oct. 30, Staff Sgt.

Another application from Target Marine Hatcheries Ltd.

The Sunshine Coast RCMP detachment is proudly displaying original paintings by high school students from Chatelech Secondary School.

Innovative Research will be conductingthe 2013Sechelt Citizen's Survey, by telephone, starting today (Nov. 15). The survey will measure public opinions on Sechelt's service delivery and progress toward strategic goals.