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Quilts of every kind - from exuberant to serene, from whimsical kid themes to delicate florals - came together like magic on the March 15 weekend.

Problems with the sound system proved a major distraction to significant public input heard at Silverback's public hearing on Wednesday night. The speakers began to buzz, chirp and squeal within the first half hour of the hearing.

Friends and family are mourning the sudden loss of an extraordinary community-minded volunteer this week. After celebrating her 90th birthday last week, Maryanne West suffered a stroke on Monday and passed away quietly in the night.

Wakefield Home Builders is on a roll.

A confidence motion to keep Canadian soldiers in Kandahar until 2011 has passed easily in the House of Commons last Thursday. But not all members of parliament (MPs) voted in favour of the motion.

Last Saturday representatives from the Squamish Nation met at Eric Cardinall Hall with their Gibsons waterfront property tenants to talk about redevelopment of the area.

Capilano College's Eldercollege is expanding its course offerings to entice residents who live in the northern end of the Sunshine Coast.

You could call him a tireless fundraiser or consummate citizen, but Bill Hubbs said his drive to make the Coast a better place is really just a product of his natural desire to build things.

VisionQuest Recovery Society is once again in the limelight on the Sunshine Coast.

Adam Katagiri met his sweetheart Dalia al-Kury in Europe in 2002 while he was doing humanitarian work for a peace organization.