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We are an aging population with a goodly number of our homes owned by people who don't actually live here.

Editor's note: For the next four weeks, Coast Reporter will be running profiles on all candidates in the Nov. 19 municipal election. All the candidates were asked to submit 300-word profiles.

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for Oct. 11 to 18: Sometime between Oct. 9 and 11, a thief cut through the roof of a convertible vehicle parked in the 400 block of King Road.

On Thursday, Oct. 13, the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) board voted unanimously to adopt the Sunshine Coast-wide sustainability plan titled We Envision.

The province of B.C. has officially proclaimed Oct. 17-23 as Waste Reduction Week, which is aimed at raising public awareness about the importance of recycling.

The BC Cancer Agency is urging women to get screened for cervical cancer by getting a Pap test during Pap Awareness Week, Oct. 23 to 29. There will be two clinics offered on the Sunshine Coast: at the Sechelt Indian Band Hall on Wednesday, Oct.

Students, get out those sketchpads. ICBC has launched the Your Ad Here contest and is calling on high school students to get artistic and help spread road safety messages to their peers.

The provincial government is taking steps to further encourage business immigrants to invest in communities in regional B.C. through the B.C. Provincial Nominee Program.

Glacier Media, Coast Reporter's parent company, announced on Tuesday that it has purchased several Postmedia community and daily newspapers in B.C., plus related digital media and real estate assets in an $86.5 million deal.

Gynecologic oncologists and pathologists with the Ovarian Cancer Research (OvCaRe) Program at Vancouver General Hospital and the BC Cancer Agency have received funding to co-lead a national study that will have dramatic impact on how ovarian cancer i