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Gibsons' geoexchange holds promise, risk

Buried underneath the streets and parks in what will be the Coast's newest subdivision are hundreds of metres of coils and pipes that no other development in the country can claim to have.

Campfire ban lifted

Effective at noon Sept. 1, campfires will be permitted throughout the Coastal Fire Centre due to a decreased risk of wildfires.

Surrey couple charged in Gibsons' break-in

RCMP have charged a Surrey couple, a man, 40, and a woman, 22, with theft under $5,000, two counts of possession of stolen property under $5,000 and possession of break-in instruments.

Conservation targets poor bear attractant management

In the past two years on the Sechelt peninsula, local conservation officers have issued 15 dangerous wildlife protection orders (DWPOs) - the key tool officers use to make sure residents and business owners manage their bear attractants properly.

Full-day k, half-day k to teach same objectives

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Arraignment delayed in arson case

The 13-year-old youth charged with arson in connection with the June 4 fire in Lower Gibsons has had his arraignment adjourned for a second time. Crown counsel Trevor Cockfield requested an adjournment on Tuesday, Aug.

Ignatieff rubs shoulders with locals

Federal Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff's Liberal Express stop in Squamish had the 100-plus crowd uttering "shame to the Conservatives" while cheering for the "alternative" party, the Liberals. And Ignatieff seemed to revel in every moment of it.

Soap project cleans up environment, lives

Coast-based Linwood House Ministries is helping save lives and turn others around through a project that employs women from the Downtown Eastside to recycle used hotel soap and then distribute it to poverty-stricken countries.

BP officials to visit Coast-made oil skimmer

Halfmoon Bay entrepreneur David Skene has caught BP's attention with his newly-developed oil skimmer, which he says can pick up 98 per cent of spilled oil.

Marshall set to depart

Almost 12 years to the day after becoming the director of planning for the Town of Gibsons, helping to transform the Town and winning world acclaim for his work, Chris Marshall is moving on.