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Local conservation officers have killed an "unusually large" 130-pound female cougar which they believe to be responsible for a slew of pet and livestock deaths near the Mahan Trail in Upper Gibsons over the past year.

If the Olympic spirit is the will that defies adversity and the heart that sees past common sense, then to watch Sarah Doherty's torch run was to see that spirit move. Doherty is a local hero who lost a leg in a car accident in 1973.

The future of parks in the Town of Gibsons is starting to take shape as the parks master plan is nearing its completion. A small, but keen group of residents gathered for the last public input meeting at municipal hall on Wednesday, Jan.

As School District No. 46 (SD46) heads into final school closure decisions Feb. 16, the board is warning parents that, with the district bracing for a $2.

As an unusually mild winter mobilizes Olympic organizers into a frenzy of snow-scavenging, the Sunshine Coast is seeing its own mild-winter phenomenon: non-hibernating bears.

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for the week of Jan. 26 to Feb. 2: Sometime between Jan. 28/29, a vandal threw an object through a window at a business in the 12300 block of Sunshine Coast Highway.

Keats and Gambier island residents can breath easy knowing they will still have access to the float at B.C. Ferries' Langdale terminal while negotiations continue with the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD). B.C.

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for the week of May 25 to June 1: Around May 21, a thief stole a white rowboat from a waterfront property in the 5600 block of Osprey Street in Sechelt.

Sunshine Coast RCMP are alerting the public this week to two incidents of attempted fraud. The first is a common employment fraud known as the secret shopper scam.

A Langdale resident has expressed concern over the RCMP's handling of a controlled detonation of old blasting caps on Jan. 19 in the field beside Langdale Elementary School.