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The Sechelt volunteer fire department was busy on July 25 with five calls for service in one day, two of which were at the same time. "We don't get any calls for a week and then two at the same time.

Outraged by revelations that residential school students had been systematically undernourished as part of a government-run experiment, First Nations people and their supporters took to the streets on July 25 as part of a day of prayer and protest.

The Sunshine Coast SPCA is asking for donations to help give Rocko, a severely abused five-year-old Labrador mix, a second chance at a happy, pain-free life.

A 52-year-old Roberts Creek man sustained minor injuries after wiping out on his bicycle while travelling on Highway 101 near Conrad Road in Roberts Creek Friday morning (Aug. 1).

Sunshine Coast RCMP is investigating four auto thefts that occurred between July 28th and Aug. 1. On July 28 at approximately 5:30 a.m.

Gibsons council has voted to decline the financial incentive for curbside recycling offered under a new province-wide packaging and printed paper stewardship plan. Faced with a Sept.

A Langley pilot made an emergency landing in the field of Elphinstone Secondary School on Sunday afternoon after experiencing mechanical issues in the air near Gibsons.

Sechelt's Alicia Pickering doesn't want anyone else to suffer the way she has for the past five years, so she's leading a class action lawsuit against Pfizer Canada Inc.

Gibsons' 45th Sea Cavalcade was a calmer, gentler affair than last year's festival, with Sunshine Coast RCMP reporting no arrests during the weekend.

Effective at noon on Thursday, Aug. 1, all open fires, including campfires are banned in all areas of the Coastal Fire Centre, except for the Fog Zone and Haida Gwaii.