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Consultation calms concerns

Concerns about community school funding changes have subsided this week after School District No. 46 (SD46) consulted more with community school co-ordinators and local governments about the funding formula alteration.

Plea issued for paralyzed teen

A Gibsons teen has issued a plea for help after his friend, 17-year-old Muj Rodriguez, was paralyzed June 1 when he was crushed by a falling tree limb during an afternoon walk through the Mahan Road trails.

Weston responds to C-38 protests

One day before June's second protest in front of his Sechelt constituency office, Conservative MP John Weston said his party could have done a better job of selling budget implementation Bill C-38 to Canadians.

ATV accident case adjourned

The case against Nicholas Sean Forster, 19, of Sechelt, charged July 14 with dangerous driving causing death and failing to stop at an accident causing death in relation to the July 13 accident that killed 21-year-old Shelby Rowland, was adjourned fo

Animal Health Act in limbo

Spokespeople from the salmon farming industry said media assertions of the proposed Animal Health Act's potential impact on their industry were manifestly not correct.

First responder has heroic tale

New details have emerged regarding the final moments of Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue (RCM-SAR) volunteers Angie Nemeth and Beatrice Sorensen, who died June 3 during a morning training exercise, after the tragedy's first responder told his
Huge donation comes to hospital

Huge donation comes to hospital

St. Mary's Hospital Foundation announced receipt of a donation of more than $1 million during a small ceremony held before their annual general meeting on June 11.

Sinkhole filled for now

The District of Sechelt has now filled in a sinkhole that was about five-feet (0.4 metres) wide and 10-feet (0.92 metres) deep, discovered on Seawatch Lane last week, but the roadway remains closed as crews work to find a permanent fix.

Help needed to find missing woman

Christine Sharp went missing from St. Mary's Hospital on June 4 and this week Sunshine Coast RCMP are asking for the community's help to find the 30-year-old woman, described as mentally unstable.

Weekly police report

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for the week of June 5 to June 11: On June 5, a thief broke into a residence in the 4300 block of Marble Road in Wilson Creek.