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Did you know that the average student generates over 30 kg of throw-away garbage in a school year? Less packaging equals less waste! Students in four local elementary schools are participating in a new environmental stewardship project to reduce the

Although he's only 17 Eric Bilodeau has already participated in two adventures many would consider events of a lifetime. Now the Sunshine Coast youth has been chosen as the only Canadian to be a part of the 2007 Pole to Pole Expedition.

There were lots of treats and not too many tricks on Halloween night, according to police. Sunshine Coast RCMP Staff Sgt. Brad Zalys said police opened 26 files after 5 p.m., with no major incidents reported.

"It is all very well to take courses and read books exploring our spiritual selves, but how do we make that a part of our lives without having to go and sit under a Bhoddi tree?" asks Jean-Pierre LeBlanc, author of the ground-breaking book The One Mi

The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) and District of Sechelt (DOS) each received grants of $10,000 this week for infrastructure planning.

The Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) Authority board has given the green light to a $37.5 million capital expansion of St. Mary's Hospital, which will now go to the Sunshine Coast Regional Hospital District and B.C.

Transportation issues and concerns regarding Highway 101 were highlighted in Victoria Oct. 31. Powell River - Sunshine Coast MLA Nicholas Simons met with Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon -a meeting Simons has had in the works since July.

The Gibsons Coast Guard Auxiliary responded to a code 3 (life threatening) call for help Wednesday at about 4:50 p.m. from a vessel adrift in waters off Gibsons Harbour. "Four of us went out in search of a 56-foot fishing vessel called the Velma C.

If all goes well it won't be long before you'll see Ben Smith's name on a movie marquee. The fitness trainer and youth worker is turning his focus these days to his aspiring film and acting career. Smith has been acting since he was in high school.

St. Mary's Hospital's psychiatric in-patient unit has once again opened its doors after a months-long closure. Since Tuesday, the six-bed facility is now available for 24-hour support and supervision, seven days a week.