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Outdoor movie night postponed

Tonight's (Thursday) Movie in the Park event at Hackett Park has been postponed due to weather conditions. The Sunshine Coast chapter of KidSport, who were organizing the event, said a new date for the event will be posted soon.

Coroner investigating sudden death

The BC Coroner's Service has now taken over the investigation into a man who was found dead in a boat near Gibsons on Wednesday morning. RCM-SAR unit 14 in Gibsons was called out to the waters just off Gibsons after a report of a boat adrift.

Weekly police report

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for Aug. 6 to Aug. 13, 2013: On Aug. 6, police RCMP over a vehicle near the intersection of Wharf Road and Ebbtide Street in Sechelt, after it drove by in the dark with no tail lights.

Sechelt man arrested for indecent act

A 54-year-old Sechelt man was arrested and is facing charges for an indecent act and exposure to a person under 16 years of age after an incident at a bus stop in Sechelt on Friday night, Aug. 9.

Woodfibre LNG seeks export licence

The company proposing a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant at the former Woodfibre mill has applied for a 25-year licence to export out of Howe Sound.

Motorcycle crashes, avoids head-on collision

Two people were sent to hospital following a motorcycle crash Saturday afternoon in Madeira Park. On Aug. 10 around 4 p.m.

RCMP recovers another stolen vehicle

Sunshine Coast RCMP has recovered another vehicle stolen during a recent spree of vehicle thefts up and down the Coast. On Sunday, Aug.

RCMP seeking impaired charges after motorcycle crash

Sunshine Coast RCMP have launched a possible impaired driving investigation following a motorcycle accident in Wilson Creek on Saturday evening.

Volunteers to spend time behind bars

The Sunshine Coast SPCA is looking for a few more pet lovers willing to take a turn behind bars to raise money for animals in care. The local animal shelter is putting on their inaugural kennel lock-in fund-raiser next Saturday, Aug.

More permissive ag zone in works

The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) will be seeking public feedback in the coming months on the creation of a new agricultural zone - the 'A' zone.