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Children suffering in impoverished countries are waiting to see if they will be lucky enough to get a gift this Christmas, and you can help.

Many Roberts Creek residents are disturbed that highway crews discarded "slow down" signs painted by children. Capilano Highway Services says its Ministry of Transportation contract requires it remove unauthorized signs in a ministry right-of-way.

Beating drums and singing warrior songs, about 60 people marched through Sechelt Indian Band lands last Friday to take a stand against drug and alcohol abuse and offer help to those afflicted.

Target Developments and Robert Ciccozzi Archi-tecture hosted a public information meeting on Oct. 18 to view and discuss a proposed condominium and retail waterfront development site in Gibsons. The 2.

A 55-year-old Gibsons woman was handed down a four-month jail sentence recently for her part in a marijuana grow operation.

Columbia National Investments (CNI) announced this week its plans to build an international ocean port at McNabb Valley.

Diverse views on environmental and economic impacts of finfish and shellfish farming were presented in Sechelt Tuesday to the B.C. Legislative Assembly's special committee on sustainable aquaculture - struck to make policy recommendations to the B.C.

Immunization has long been a hot topic in the human arena, and now some veterinarians are questioning its benefits for pets, saying some immunizations need be administered only every three years.

Seats were filled early and dozens of people packed in along the walls of Roberts Creek Hall just to get a glimpse of the new Progression - Kranked 6 extreme mountain bike movie, being previewed by its creator Bjorn Enga.

Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) directors are urging the Sechelt community forest board to commit to stay out of the Chapman and Gray watersheds for a hundred years, but Sechelt Community Projects Inc.