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Slow-burn drama takes a swing at sexism: Lizzie Borden story retold in 'Blood Relations'

Slow-burn drama takes a swing at sexism: Lizzie Borden story retold in 'Blood Relations'

Blood Relations, by Canadian dramatist Sharon Pollock, won the Governor General’s literary award in 1981. The play presents a fictionalized version of Lizzie Borden, who in 1892 was tried and acquitted of murdering her father and stepmother in Fall River, Massachusetts. 
Photos: One last party for the old Legion 140 as it heads for a new home

Photos: One last party for the old Legion 140 as it heads for a new home

The Legion will reopen in April at its new home at 5546 Inlet Road (across from the post office). Volunteers and staff have been working countless hours in both locations in preparation for the move.
Generator issue root of Good Friday ferry delays on Langdale route

Generator issue root of Good Friday ferry delays on Langdale route

A faulty alternator was the root of a generator power outage on the Horseshoe Bay-Langdale ferry route Friday evening – an outage that exacerbated delays on the busy Easter long weekend. 
Coast Reporter March 29 print edition delayed

Coast Reporter March 29 print edition delayed

The print edition of the March 29 print edition is delayed because of a truck malfunction at the ferry terminal.
SCRD chemical storage plan angers Church Road Well Field neighbours

SCRD chemical storage plan angers Church Road Well Field neighbours

A plan to install a Sea-Can unit to store sodium hypochlorite at the Church Road Well Field water treatment plant has neighbours frustrated
Art Beat: Market opens with Easter egg-stravaganza

Art Beat: Market opens with Easter egg-stravaganza

The event will include a demonstration of traditional Easter egg ornamentation, or pysanky, by Gibsons-based artist Janet Ritchey. 
Home destroyed in fire near Gibsons Wednesday evening

Home destroyed in fire near Gibsons Wednesday evening

Neither of the home’s two residents were injured in the fire at the Poplars mobile home park
Katherine Lake park access repair costs jump $70,000 in six days

Katherine Lake park access repair costs jump $70,000 in six days

On March 28, the Sunshine Coast Regional District Board (SCRD) approved a $200,000 spend for emergency remediation and upgrades for Katherine Lake Park road access.
Pender Harbour-Egmont Highlights: Easter Bunny arrives at Lions Park Sunday

Pender Harbour-Egmont Highlights: Easter Bunny arrives at Lions Park Sunday

The excitement is building, the young ones can hardly wait for the Easter Bunny to arrive Sunday morning. The whole family is waiting for the annual Easter Pancake Breakfast at Lions Park, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Sechelt looks to introduce non-profit business licences

Sechelt looks to introduce non-profit business licences

New $1 non-profit business licences in Sechelt aim to ease access to funding for societies