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Riding hopefuls shift into election mode

Incumbent member of Parliament John Weston said he wasn't sure what New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton found lacking in the federal budget brought down by his minority Conservative Party government Tuesday.

Council moves Synergy forward

An overflow audience at Sechelt's March 16 council meeting left angrily muttering the words, "remember November" and "good luck getting votes," after council decided to give second and third reading to a zoning bylaw amendment to allow Synergy Homes

Hospice finds a home

After 12 years of floating from one meeting space to the next, the Sunshine Coast Hospice Society has found a permanent home.

Pacific Spirit set to sell

Pacific Spirit Properties plans to start building their six-storey, 107-unit development on Sechelt's waterfront this July, once 30 units are purchased through a pre-sales campaign starting in April.

Are you ready should disaster strike

Are you ready for the big one? It's a question that Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) provincial emergency program co-ordinator Bill Elsner has been fielding a lot the past few weeks.

Egmont highlighted on Global TV

Egmont will be featured this Sunday on Global TV's Small Town B.C. feature. The feature will run on the March 27 Sunday Morning News between 8 and 10 a.m.

Weekly police report

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for March 15 to 22: A police officer pulled over a vehicle near the intersection of Teredo Street and Inlet Avenue after witnessing the driver merge suddenly from a left turn lane into the through lane, cros

Chat students plan for their future

For the last five years Community Futures Sunshine Coast, in partnership with Chatelech Secondary School, has been connecting Grade 10 students to real people with real careers on the Sunshine Coast.

Three trials for Groenke

A Vancouver Supreme Court judge has ruled that an ex-RCMP officer, facing several sexual assault charges, will be dealt with in three separate trials.

ICBC invests in Creek road improvements

Most Sunshine Coast residents have seen the intersection improvements and traffic signal installed on Highway 101 near Roberts Creek.