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Each day seems to be going by faster than the last as I near my seventh month in Thailand, away from the familiarity of Canada and in a new country that has become a second home.

Taxpayers in Sechelt are looking at a 10 per cent increase in sewer user fees in 2005 and more possible increases each year for five years to pay for the maintenance and expansion needs of Sechelt's sewer system, which are projected to cost $18,741,3

Citizens from Halfmoon Bay to Port Mellon will vote June 25 in a recreation referendum. The Sunshine Coast Regional District decided on Feb. 24 to hold a regional referendum, excluding only residents of Pender Harbour, Egmont and the islands.

Stan Dixon was elected chief of the Sechelt Indian Band Feb. 26 by a margin of 29 votes. He said his priorities as chief will be to move forward on building a new gymnasium behind St.

As the District of Sechelt scrambled to meet a March 12 deadline to apply to the province for a community forest licence, regional politicians were alarmed to learn the Chapman and Gray Creek watersheds would likely be part of the tenure.

Eight Alternative School students learned to create and record their own music at home at this year's Sunshine Coast Alternative School Music Camp.

The Gibsons Area Community Centre Society (GACCS) has unveiled plans for a recreation facility in the town.

In 1917, as World War I dragged on into its third year of bloody battles, Gibsons Landing was the scene of a turning point in Canadian history.

It's decision time on the recreation issue. As Coast Reporter went to press Thursday afternoon, the Sunshine Coast Regional District was about to begin debate on the future of recreation facilities for the region.

Roberts Creeker Shaun Stephens-Whale, 15, was one of a record number of British Columbians who climbed 739 stairs during the B.C. Lung Association's Climb the Wall for Clean Air competition last Sunday.