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Recently discovered off the coast of B.C. are giant reefs composed of crystalline sponges, life forms that were thought to have died out in the Jurassic era some 75 million years ago.

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A detailed mural entitled Time Flies by artist Jan Poynter, mounted on the upper wall of the Sunshine Coast Museum and Archives in Gibsons, was officially unveiled last Saturday on George and Charlotte Gibson Day.

Following the surprisingly large turnout by parents, students, educators, trustees and community members last November for a conversation on education, School District No. 46 (SD46) is now inviting the community to participate in the next step.

The Sunshine Coast Youth Clinic celebrated a milestone this week. On Wednesday, the youth clinic, housed in the Gibsons Health Unit, celebrated its six-month birthday with an open house.

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Welcome Beach Community Association is hosting the 50th anniversary of Welcome Beach Hall tomorrow (Saturday) at the hall at 8394 Redrooffs Road. It will be a fun birthday celebration with the life-time members invited.

Speed Watch volunteers and local RCMP were out in force before the May long weekend trying to get drivers to slow down. According to ICBC, every year people who drive too fast cause thousands of crashes on B.C. highways.

With a bottle of that famous Gibsons water, the David Smethurst dinghy, a Laser 2, was ceremoniously named on Friday evening, May 3, by members of the Gibsons Yacht Club (GYC) in honour of long-time member David Smethurst, who passed away last Decemb