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Small businesses have the opportunity to nominate themselves to become one of B.C.'s best as the Successful You awards contest is now open for nominations.

At their Sept. 21 meeting Sechelt councillors voted to defer their potential animal trap bylaw until they can get more information around enforceability.

Community Futures Sunshine Coast chair Barrie Wilbee, is this year's recipient of the Don McMillan Award. Wilbee received the award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to community development.

In a bid to promote regional ecological health on the Sunshine Coast, members of the Ruby Lake Lagoon Nature Reserve Society made the rounds at local government meetings last week.

A delegation visiting Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) directors for international aid funding unintentionally opened the floodgates to a debate over donations and water functions last week. Residents Celia Fisher and Rev.

While there are a few years until the next federal election, a political party is working to establish itself in the West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky riding.

With only a few days of public notice, the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) recycling depot will be shutting down its current location at Gibsons Park Plaza and moving operations to the Gibsons Recycling Depot effective today (Sept. 30).

In a surprise move at Sechelt council, the mayor's red tape reduction advisory committee was resurrected and approved on Sept. 21. The committee was voted down at the Sept.

The first non-incumbent candidate has publicly announced his candidacy for Gibsons council in the Nov. 19 municipal election. Hammy McClymont, a resident of Gibsons since 2006 made the announcement on Tuesday morning.

Halfmoon Bay's Bruce Gordon has beaten the Guinness World Record for fastest solo global circumnavigation by bicycle, doing it in 153 days - 10 days faster than the previous record holder. "I feel pretty good about it. I'm happy that I made it.