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In anticipation of a tough 2010 budget, the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) is cutting some programs and laying off staff now. The total cuts will result in about $620,000 in savings from the operating budget.

Sunshine Coast resident Donald Hensler, 82, has been charged with two counts of sexual assault. "Two separate [alleged] incidents and two separate victims," RCMP Cpl. Kris Josephson said when describing details on how the charges came about.

Getting across, turning left or even walking along Highway 101 at Roberts Creek Road is about to get easier and safer as the province has agreed to install a traffic light at the busy intersection.

Nearly a month after Sechelt council voted to halve the permissive tax exemption on Girl Guide Camp Olave, no solutions have been found to the Guides' looming tax bill. At the special meeting Oct.

Sunshine Coast RCMP are asking for the public's help after a pair of weekend break-ins to businesses in the Port Mellon area.

Ray Schami, 72, has a knack for cheating death. He cheated it 30 years ago, when a brain abscess almost cut his life short. He cheated it again when a heart murmur led to an aortic valve replacement.

Without the vision of the Sechelt Indian Band (SIB) 47 years ago, it's doubtful that St. Mary's Hospital would occupy its current central location on the Sunshine Coast. On Monday, Nov.

The recession may be turning, slowly, but the Coast still faces significant economic challenges.

A Mission man is lucky to be alive after a serious roll-over accident near Porpoise Bay Provincial Park. According to Sunshine Coast RCMP, police responded to the accident on Sunday, Nov. 15, just after 1:20 a.m.

A new survey will give Sechelt residents aged 50-plus a chance to weigh in on how well the community is meeting their needs.