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SCRD fire departments to receive $120,000 grant

SCRD fire departments to receive $120,000 grant

The Community Emergency Preparedness Fund is being distributed to 114 volunteer fire departments in B.C. The four Sunshine Coast fire departments the SCRD manages will benefit.
Chip Wilson's foundation donates $1.2 million to PODS

Chip Wilson's foundation donates $1.2 million to PODS

Chip and Summer Wilson are donating $1.2 million to the Loon Foundation for the development of the Pender Harbour Ocean Discovery Station (PODS) project through the family’s charitable foundation.
Mixed media show at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre examines art of belonging

Mixed media show at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre examines art of belonging

While depicting the journey of Chinese migrants to gold rush-era British Columbia, multidisciplinary artist Janet Wang underwent an odyssey of her own. Ports of Entry on until March 11
Bowen Islander's exhibition in Gibsons is homeward bound

Bowen Islander's exhibition in Gibsons is homeward bound

Emily van Lidth de Jeude’s what.home exhibition is on at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery until March 5.
Roberts Creek hall getting some TLC thanks to gaming grant

Roberts Creek hall getting some TLC thanks to gaming grant

Funds will also provide more horsepower to marine rescuers and a new swingset for Madeira Park
Local firefighters climb for BC Lung Foundation

Local firefighters climb for BC Lung Foundation

'The Climb is an opportunity to work with our team, and support a cause that hits close to home for many of us. Having lost my mom 25 years ago, lung health has always been near and dear to me.'
yalxwemult Lenora Joe elected as chief of shíshálh Nation

yalxwemult Lenora Joe elected as chief of shíshálh Nation

More than 380 members cast their vote for chief and council
‘Always in all ways’: Where we find heritage in community

‘Always in all ways’: Where we find heritage in community

A community’s heritage is found in the traditions of its people, people who may have lived here for thousands of years or who have come recently from different parts of the world.
Award-winning director Kathryn Shaw spotlights senior moments in new play

Award-winning director Kathryn Shaw spotlights senior moments in new play

'I want the characters to have dignity,' said Kathryn Shaw, 'each of them in their own way. We laugh at them and in a way they have the ability to laugh at themselves too.' Shaw composed the one-act play following her 2020 retirement as artistic director of Langara University’s Studio 58 theatre training program. 
Telus employees rally on the Sunshine Coast

Telus employees rally on the Sunshine Coast

Collective agreement negotiations between Telus and United Steelworkers Local 1944 have been ongoing for more than a year