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Letter: Groundskeeper Virgil spots lost wedding ring at the 16th tee

Letter: Groundskeeper Virgil spots lost wedding ring at the 16th tee

'Last Friday I was golfing at the Sunshine Coast Golf & Country Club. When I finished my round, I reached into the pocket of my bag where I thought my wedding band was. It was not where it should have been.'
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Kinnikinnick Elementary School student wins Legion Poster and Literary Award contest

Kinnikinnick Elementary School student wins Legion Poster and Literary Award contest

Ava Durrant's artwork won first place in Sechelt and the Sunshine Coast Zone and second overall in her age category in all of BC and the Yukon.
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No WorkSafe orders issued to Port Mellon mill after fume incident

No WorkSafe orders issued to Port Mellon mill after fume incident

The WorkSafeBC inspector gave Howe Sound Pulp & Paper several safety suggestions after May 12 gas incident sent several HSPP workers to the hospital. All of the workers were able to return to work the next day.
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How you can get rid of your expired marine flares on May 28

How you can get rid of your expired marine flares on May 28

Check your marine flare expiry dates
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Letters: The birds, they don’t sing here anymore

Letters: The birds, they don’t sing here anymore

'The sounds of the birds are muted as if their songs have been stolen from them. But it wasn’t the songs that did them in; it was their pedestals upon which they perched to tell the morning to come on and start the day. The trees went before and took the birds with them.'
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B.C. seniors are falling victim to these four scams

B.C. seniors are falling victim to these four scams

A 'grandparent scam' aims to scare a grandparent into thinking their grandchild is in trouble.
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Coast Scene: Coastal Art Gallery reopens in Sunnycrest Mall

Coast Scene: Coastal Art Gallery reopens in Sunnycrest Mall

After more than a decade at Trail Bay Mall, the cooperative Coastal Art Gallery has re-opened at Sunnycrest Mall in Upper Gibsons.
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Ruth Rodgers's new historical fiction novel exposes painful truths

Ruth Rodgers's new historical fiction novel exposes painful truths

Halfmoon Bay's Ruth Rodgers releases novel ‘Those who Return,' which follows several generations of a Japanese-Canadian family – from 1880 to 2002. 
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Tips for staying safe on the water, from RSCM SAR Station 61

Tips for staying safe on the water, from RSCM SAR Station 61

Pender Harbour's local SAR runs through some basic safety and local programs available to Pender Harbour area residents.
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Coast Cultural Alliance's Sunshine Coast art guide gets a makeover

Coast Cultural Alliance's Sunshine Coast art guide gets a makeover

Five launch events to celebrate the upgraded guide are planned in coming weeks.
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