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Of Line and Landscape and Through the Gardens continue at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre in Sechelt until March 9.

The latest cohort of Sunshine Coast healthcare workers furthering their medical education gathered beneath the big red heart at Sechelt Hospital. David Silverman, Paul Jung, Megan Lacey and Kelsey Oxley are all members of the medical imaging team.

On March 8 and 9, the Coast Messiah Choir and Coast Messiah Orchestra will deliver the long-awaited sequel to its inaugural BachFest in 2019. The concerts are being organized and directed by David and Sara Poon, Gibsons residents who are themselves music teachers, soloists and conductors. 

A matchmaking ritual in Gibsons last week resulted in two dozen partnerships that will produce new works in time for the Sunshine Coast Art and Words Festival in August. 

Feb. 13 was Canada’s Agriculture Day. Personally, I celebrate the vital role that agriculture plays in my life every day.

Cancelled are the 5:30 p.m. leaving Horseshoe Bay and the 6:40 p.m. leaving Langdale. 

In the last few months of 2023, the Sunshine Coast RCMP detachment responded to 463 calls in the regional district, outside of the 1,181 calls in Sechelt and 490 in Gibsons.

Allan Harding, a four-time Canadian National Champion from Gibsons has played a crucial role in Team Canada’s gold medal victory in the men’s team event at Intershoot, a major international shooting competition, in the Netherlands earlier

A three-week community watch in one location found approximately 98 per cent of drivers drove at the proper speed, except during ferry traffic times. 

The latest RCMP statistics for the District of Sechelt show an increase in calls for service and priority one calls.