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A proposed 60-unit condominium project for Davis Bay's waterfront beside Pier 17 will be going to another public hearing this Thursday, Feb. 17, at 7 p.m. at the Sechelt Library building.

The Sechelt Public Library Association will continue to run the Sechelt library. The library association elected a new board at its annual general meeting Feb.

The Shorncliffe nursing home has introduced a high-calcium diet as part of its efforts to reduce broken bones caused by falls. "When people were falling, they were breaking bones like crazy," said nutritionist Alinda Buckler.

Sechelt Indian Band Chief Garry Feschuk has decided not to seek a fifth term in office. Instead, after 12 years as chief, Feschuk is running for a position on the band council in the Feb. 26 Sechelt Indian Band election. At a nomination meeting Jan.

While the Sechelt Indian Band (SIB) is considering taking part in the Sechelt community forest, it has also signed its own five-year forestry deal with the provincial government. Over the next five years, B.C. will pay the SIB about $2.

The Sunshine Coast RCMP Street Crew made a major drug bust last week when a clandestine lab was discovered in Roberts Creek. On Jan. 20, the owner of a rental property on Hwy.

The Sunshine Coast Regional District is monitoring two recent landslides off Redrooffs Road in Halfmoon Bay.

If you love to garden and want to know how to get loads of great gardening information from the Internet, the free program at the Gibsons Public Library is for you. On Wednesday, Feb. 9, at 7 p.m.

A wide variety of talented artists played to an appreciative though sparse audience at the Raven's Cry Theatre Sunday afternoon during the Help the Kids Concert, meant to raise money to aid children affected by the tsunami and the orphans in Puebla,

The public is invited to a special free screening of Teaching Peace in a Time of War at the Heritage Playhouse Feb. 11 from 7 to 9:30 p.m., sponsored by the Social Justice Committee and the Sunshine Coast Teachers' Association.