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Food policy forum brought to table

The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) recently secured a $5,000 grant from BC Healthy Communities to hold a local food policy forum this fall.

Bike race will increase ferry traffic

BC Ferries is the presenting sponsor of this year's BC Bike Race, which is bringing cyclists from throughout the world to B.C. to compete in a seven-day staged mountain bike race.

Students see food scraps come full circle

Kinnikinnick students saw their food scraps come full circle last month when they harvested their first crop of veggies from planters filled with composted soil from Salish Soils.

Open fire prohibition scheduled

Effective at noon today, Monday, June 24 the size of open fires will be restricted in most of the Coastal Fire Centre to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect the public. This prohibition will remain in effect until Oct.

Float plane makes emergency landing

A Seair float plane travelling from Powell River to Vancouver was forced to make an emergency landing following an in-flight incident on Monday afternoon. On June 24 at approximately 1:40 p.m.

Coast students attend inaugural summit

Two high school students from the Coast recently attended the inaugural Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) National summit in Toronto, returning full of information and enthusiasm to inject into their local GSAs.

SDBA adopts new logo, branding

At their most recent board meeting, on June 6, the Sechelt Downtown Business Association (SDBA) unanimously voted to adopt a new logo and brand direction.

Student to sit on board

School District No. 46 (SD46) will appoint a teen representative to the board this fall in an effort to hear from students, trustees announced at their June 11 regular school board meeting.

Feds announce mail-order medical pot system

Ottawa's decision to phase out both government and personal medical marijuana production came as no surprise to patient advocates who opposed the new rules.

Steel drums ruled out as tsunami debris

Two steel containers from Japan that washed ashore on a beach northwest of Gibsons are not debris from the 2011 tsunami, but are likely from a local source, according to B.C.'s Ministry of Environment.