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New election model proposed

School District No. 46 may see a smaller number of trustees elected come November. Trustees passed a motion at Tuesday's board meeting to investigate reducing the number of trustees from seven to five under an "elected at large" model.

Local fire halls need more volunteers

Sunshine Coast volunteer fire departments are sounding the alarm: more volunteers are needed to effectively respond to emergency calls. Gibsons and Roberts Creek volunteer fire departments both have recruiting drives underway.

Local volunteers get revellers home safe

Dozens of people enjoyed a night out on the town and made it home safe and sound over the holidays thanks to Mokie Burnham and her volunteers.

Holy Crap to compete for business award

Brian and Corin Mullins, makers of Holy Crap cereal and local celebrities after their appearance on the Dragons' Den, have just been nominated for a Successful You Award through Small Business BC.

Directors seek more accessible service

Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) directors want to see more frequent and easily accessible transit service on the Coast, but that will take more study and funding if those goals are to be realized.

Vancouver gangs using Coast for grow ops

Finding a tougher go of it in the big cities, organized crime groups are buying property on the Sunshine Coast to run grow-ops, Sunshine Coast RCMP say.

Costly upgrades needed to SCRD facilities

Costly upgrades are needed at the Gibsons Aquatic Centre and Sunshine Coast Arena in Sechelt to keep both facilities serving Coast residents well into the future.

Taking steps towards water protection

The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) wants to protect Coast drinking water and have started a process that they hope will end in the protection of the Chapman Creek watershed.

Genni May petition heads to parliament

A petition inspired by Genoa "Genni" May, the three-year-old girl raped and murdered in Sechelt 25 years ago, has racked up signatures in the thousands with hopes for the passage of two federal bills to change how the justice system deals with crimin

Suspect arrested after retail break-in

A Gibsons man has been charged with several offences in connection to a break-in at a Coast retail outlet. Jesse Thomas White made his second appearance in Sechelt provincial court, a bail hearing this week.