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Tipping fees to rise in September

The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) will reduce landfill hours and raise tipping fees by $25 per tonne to offset increases in the regional solid waste budget.

Seeking former Elphi grads and students

The Elphinstone Secondary School grad class from 1972 is planning a reunion for the first weekend in May and need to get the word out.

Weekly police report

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for March 5 to March 12: On March 5, police stopped a vehicle on Highway 101 at Henry Road in Gibsons after the driver failed to stop at a stop sign.

Damaged RCMSAR vessel to be rebuilt

The Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue station 12 (Halfmoon Bay) vessel Lewis-McPhee sustained significant damage in the incident of June 3, 2012, in which the lives of two volunteer crew members were tragically lost.

B.C. launches elder abuse prevention strategy

British Columbia launched a strategy March 6, outlining short and long-term measures to prevent, recognize and respond to elder abuse in the province.

SCRD wins national award

For the ninth year in a row, the Sunshine Coast Regional District has been awarded the Canadian award for excellence in financial reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA).

The invisible face of child poverty

We who live in paradise don't really get to see the face of child poverty in our community unless we volunteer at the food bank, work in a social assistance office, or cook breakfast for kids in one of our schools.

New school location announced

A location has been selected for the $12.2 million Gibsons Elementary School rebuild- - the north field where the upper playground now sits. The location was announced by School District No.

SCRD to pitch economic benefits of bikeway project

The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) is shifting tactics to raise extra funds for bicycle and walking paths along Marine Drive between Langdale and Gibsons.

Advocate receives achievement award

Langdale's Leonora Gregory-Collura, creator of Naturally Autistic ANCA, will receive a B.C. Community Achievement Award next week for her work to give autism a voice in British Columbia.