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Roberts Creek Elementary School and Chatelech Secondary School have new staff members after official announcements at the end of December by School District No. 46 (SD46). ChristaRive was appointed principal in Roberts Creek.

School District No. 46 (SD46) is looking into the possibility of an international exchange with students from Korea. In the superintendent's report at the Dec. 11 board meeting, an item regarding international education was discussed.

The District of Sechelt will be reviewing its sign confiscation practices after at least two business owners have discovered their missing signs in the District's hands.

Gibsons council has given third reading to a massive new bylaw for subdivision and development servicing and storm water management.

In an effort to catch up with changing times, the Gibsons and District volunteer fire department is asking the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) to approve a hefty budget increase for 2013.

Many women on the Coast are struggling, and the first phase of the Progress Plan has discovered why.

The chair of the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) said he failed to take into account "the other side of the story" when he responded last month to a report that was highly critical of the Narrows Inlet hydro project.

Editor's note: In the first issue of 2013, Coast Reporter invited our federal, provincial and local representatives to share their thoughts and expectations for the New Year. Following are their messages (in alphabetical order).

Heavy traffic levels on three days during the holiday season contributed to significant delays on the Langdale-Horseshoe Bay route.

Farming will have to become a major growth industry for the Sunshine Coast to reach the food production target set by local government, an agriculture expert said recently.