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Last Saturday, about 80 people showed up at the Seaside Centre for a public meeting concerning the impact of the rising Canadian dollar and whether the impact on the average person will be as bad as some people fear.

The District of Sechelt's top priority for 2008 is getting closer to takeoff.

More than 100 Sunshine Coast music students have received financial assistance through Coast Recital Society (CRS) scholarships since 1998.

Sechelt artist Patricia Crucil is part of the latest exhibition at the Vancouver Museum.

Livestock farmers in Powell River won't be able to turn a profit under new regulations introduced by the province in Sept. 2007, says the Powell River Regional District (PRRD) - and they're taking their message to the province.

Pacific Spirit is gearing up to take a second run at Sechelt council, and downtown village residents got a glimpse of some of the changes at a public meeting Jan. 29.

Howe Sound Pulp and Paper Limited Partnership (HSPP) is back on solid ground after a B.C. Supreme Court judge issued a binding decision last Friday (Feb.

Hopes will be high among many of the Coast's young people as they head off to Vancouver's Metrotown this weekend to audition for Canadian Idol.

The most controversial development proposal in Gibsons' history has been voted down by council, putting to rest the possibility of the four-storey, 109-unit Shoal Bay condo development in the heart of the Landing.

West Vancouver - Sunshine Coast - Sea to Sky Country Independent MP Blair Wilson said he looks forward to having his name cleared of election campaign misspending allegations - but it's anyone's guess how long that will take.