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As volunteer groups challenge each other to pick up the biggest haul of litter and garbage, one group is asking the deeper question of who dumps illegally and why.

The community forest (CF) has taken a big step towards establishing an overall trail plan that can be used in planning future logging operations.

The seventh annual Roberts Creek community clean up is fast approaching and organizers are looking for a few helping hands. The clean up takes place from April 19 to May 16.

An early lung cancer detection program will use the Sunshine Coast as one of its test sites. The Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI) and Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC) started the study to help screen people at high risk for lung cancer.

Sunshine Coast RCMP are seeking the public's help to apprehend a man allegidly responsible for a break-in to a business in Sechelt.

Get your first aid kits out for spring-cleaning -May 3 to 9 is national emergency preparedness week. Emergency preparedness is for all ages and the Sunshine Coast Regional District's (SCRD) emergency team is looking to educate as many as possible.

Nicholas Simons and Dawn Miller each had their moments in the second all-candidates meeting for the May 12 election.

Construction on the power lines between Davis Bay and Xenichen Avenue began last week and with it delays on Highway 101. Weather permitting, BC Hydro crews plan to work steadily through the next two months to get the job done, a spokesman said.

A new water harvesting study, and continued protection of biodiversity issues are just two areas of concern for the Sunshine Coast Conservation Association (SCCA) in 2009.

The mood inside Gambier Island's community hall on April 25 was much lighter than the last time residents met with officials about the closure of the Langdale float. Instead of B.C.