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Geology of the Sunshine Coast will be the topic of the next meeting of the Sunshine Coast Natural History Society, with John Newell as guest speaker at 7:30 p.m. on March 3 at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre.

On Feb. 12, cadets from 858 Skookumchuck Squadron travelled to the Lower Main-land to participate in the Canadian cadet movement marksmanship series stage two zone competition. Winners of the eight zones in B.C.

The public can give its input into the Gibsons ice-based community centre design at an open house Feb. 27 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Gibsons council chambers, project co-ordinator Brian Storrier told Coast Reporter this week.

After five days without bus service, Sunshine Coast Transit restored service in the loop of Lower Gibsons Wednesday afternoon. Transit suspended service last Friday due to acts of vandalism to its buses.

In the face of a mounting political storm, the man who initially approached former Liberal David Emerson about switching to the Conservatives thinks he should stay the course.

The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) held a special board meeting Feb. 9 to receive recommendations from both the Sechelt aquatic centre and Gibsons community centre advisory committees.

In 1921, James Biggs of Bristol, England was blinded in an accident. He came up with the idea that he would paint his cane white so it could be easily seen at night.

The theme for Heritage Week this year, which begins on Feb. 20, is Our Cultural Heritage Places: Historic places that inspire, inform and entertain. Each community's heritage is distinctive and unique and the Coast is no exception.

Family and friends of both victim and accused filled a Sechelt provincial courtroom Tuesday for the sentencing for a near-death beating with a lacrosse stick in Roberts Creek last year.

The District of Sechelt is seeking ideas on what community members want to see developed at the Sechelt airport. Public open houses/information meetings have been scheduled for March 15 and 29 at the Seaside Centre.