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Fire crews attack blaze from ground and air

Residents in East Porpoise Bay can thank the swift action of fire crews for getting a potentially dangerous forest fire under control quickly last Thursday afternoon. Just after 2 p.m.

Processing plant put on hold

There will be no Sunshine Coast, white sturgeon caviar hitting the international market this year.

Annual festival in jeopardy

The 40th Sea Cavalcade Society is in jeopardy of having to cancel events due to lack of funding (in spite of fundraising efforts). "We are a non-profit organization run by volunteers.

Mayers guilty on all counts

The pickup truck driver involved in an escalating confrontation that led to last July's pepper spraying incident on Sechelt Indian Band lands has been found guilty on all charges. Justice Anne E.

Local toddler in the fight of her life

When one-year-old Lia Trent is cured and has recovered from surgery to remove the "button" where her chemotherapy goes in, her mom and dad are taking her and four-year-old sister Megan to Disneyworld. "I don't care what's going on at that moment.

Toxic trailer causes evacuation

The Sechelt Indian Band faces a significant cleanup bill after a trailer full of hazardous materials caused a large-scale evacuation from a Sechelt trailer park last Friday (July 4).

ReStore celebrates one-year anniversary

Habitat for Humanity's Sunshine Coast ReStore is celebrating its first birthday with a big celebration event on Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

David Paetkau shoots new series in Toronto

Flashpoint is a hot new summer television series starring the Sunshine Coast's David Paetkau.

Crane crash halts construction

All seven workers on site escaped injury when a large construction crane fell down across the Midtown condominiums and an adjacent car wash in downtown Sechelt last Friday (July 4).

Man dies after cliff jump

A 24-year-old man is dead following a cliff jump that went horribly wrong at Ruby Lake.