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The Sechelt Indian Band (SIB) is getting into the energy business. On June 3 SIB Chief Garry Feschuk and council signed a memorandum of understanding to form a partnership with Allteck Line Contractors Inc. The B.C.

The numbers are still coming in, but it looks like the Coast surpassed last year's Bike to Work Week enrollment despite a rainy May 27 to June 2. "We definitely had conditions against us.

There was a mixed reaction to the proposed redesign of Langdale ferry terminal as BC Ferries engaged travellers this week through three public open houses.

The ability of Sunshine Coast doctors to locate and identify breast cancers at their earliest stage has taken a huge leap forward with the donation of a new digital mammography machine at St. Mary's Hospital.

One of three totem poles bound for the entrance to St. Mary's Hospital is now being carved beside the hospital, adjacent to Highway 101, by artist Andrew U'magalis Puglas and his team.

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for May 29 to June 3: On May 29, a resident in the 1500 block of North Road in Gibsons reported a bike had been left on his property. The bike is a women's model.

A 19-year-old Madeira Park man is in critical condition after sustaining extensive injuries after colliding with a vehicle while long boarding in Madeira Park on Wednesday.

The 'Transit Future Bus' is coming back to the Sunshine Coast following phase one consultations that were held in December. Look for the bus at upcoming community events including the Gibsons Landing Jazz Festival and the Sechelt Night Market.

BC Transit warmly congratulates all high school graduates. As a reward for nearly 17,000 graduates in 20 communities across the province, GradPASS is being gifted to the class of 2013.

The Island Coastal Economic Trust (ICET) announced May 23 that it will be investing close to $100,000 in four projects to support community economic development initiatives in the Sunshine Coast and North Island region.