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The Sunshine Coast's leading traffic safety advocate is urging the Town of Gibsons to reject a proposal by Victoria city council to drop the default speed limit across the province from 50 km/h to 40 km/h.

The Sechelt Indian Band (SIB) hall could not hold all the people who came to remember and honour Elder Theresa Jeffries during her celebration of life ceremony on Monday, March 25.

Sunshine Coast RCMP arrested six men on outstanding warrants between March 27 and 28 on charges out of three Lower Mainland jurisdictions, including the Sunshine Coast, Surrey and New Westminster.

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for March 19 to 26: Police have received several complainants of gas theft from the Kwatamus Avenue and Xenichen Avenue. The thief is siphoning gas from vehicles during the night. Between Feb.

Coast Reporter has won four national newspaper awards from the Canadian Community Newspaper Association (CCNA).

British Columbians saved 136-megawatt hours of electricity and reduced the provincial electricity load by 1.95 per cent during Earth Hour Saturday night, March 23 - the equivalent of turning off more than 10 million 12.5-watt LED light bulbs.

Concerns about a large-scale gravel mine proposed for McNab Creek in the middle of Howe Sound will be discussed on Wednesday, April 10, at a meeting of the West Howe Sound Community Association.

The Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) has released its 2013 provincial election platform, setting out points of discussion for British Columbia's four main political parties and the next provincial government.

A group of Vancouver Island kite boarders plan to cross the Strait of Georgia next month all in the hopes of making a difference for sick children in B.C. Kitting for Kids is raising money for Children's Miracle Network and BC Children's Hospital.

Keats Islanders will get a chance this spring to weigh in on the bollard question.