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A recent PowerPoint presentation about School District No. 46's (SD46) budget process to date showed three spending areas stakeholders suggest cutting to deal with cost pressures in the 2013/2014 school year.

From finding affordable childcare to finding peanut butter substitutes, the issues of child poverty on the Sunshine Coast turn up in the schools, at the food bank and in the community.

The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) will spend more than a quarter of a million dollars on the Sunshine Coast Arena in Sechelt, the board decided March 14.

Sechelt's chief of innovation and growth (CIG) Randy Stoyko has tendered his resignation after just six months on the job. He was hired for the top District spot on Sept. 10, 2012 and his last day of work will be April 25, 2013. "He chose to resign.

On March 19, residents had their first opportunity to query proponents of a new $22.4 million wastewater treatment project slated for Ebbtide Street, which was announced by the District of Sechelt on Feb. 5.

The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) is reviewing its policy on using pesticides and herbicides in light of new threats posed by invasive plants.

There is no correlation between a fund used for multicultural outreach services and the B.C. Liberal's ethnic outreach plan, according to Powell River - Sunshine Coast MLA Nicholas Simons.

The Welcome Beach Community Association is hoping to raise the roof at Coopers Green Hall - literally.

Minister of Environment Terry Lake and Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson invite interested individuals and groups to comment on B.C.'s draft species-at-risk plan.

BC Hydro encourages residents of the Sunshine Coast to join millions of Canadians in support of Earth Hour 2013 by turning off their lights this Saturday, March 23 from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. Last year, Sechelt lowered its energy consumption by 5.