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SCRD introduces new landfill procedure

The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) is introducing new landfill procedures for accepting gypsum board effective June 1 due to asbestos exposure hazards regulated by WorkSafe BC.

Bear Aware returns

The Bear Aware program is back on the Sunshine Coast after a three-year absence. Kim Drescher is the new Bear Aware community co-ordinator. She is a long-time resident of the Sunshine Coast and is eager to begin program delivery.

Family Day date set

Family Day will take place on the second weekend of February. The announcement came down May 28 by the provincial government after weeks of input by the public about when to hold B.C.'s newest holiday.

Free wireless Internet expanded

B.C. Ferries is expanding its free wireless Internet service on the ships servicing the Horseshoe Bay - Departure Bay and Horseshoe Bay - Langdale routes, as well as at these three terminals.

Workshops map out future of farming

Coast farmers, gardeners and consumers gathered at two venues on Oct. 27 for community workshops to discuss the future of agricultural production in the region.

An epic ride to find a cure

This weekend motorcyclist Kevin Mason prepares for the ride of his life with the hope of saving someone else's.

RCMP conduct traffic blitz

On May 11, Sunshine Coast RCMP conducted a distracted driver and seatbelt operation in Gibsons that yielded nine seatbelt violations and 10 distracted driver (cell phone) violations.

Names released in search and rescue tragedy

Angela Nemeth, 43 and Beatrice Sorensen, 51, were confirmed today (Monday) as the victims of a fatal Sunday accident that occurred during a routine search and rescue training exercise in the Skookumchuck Narrows.

Two auxiliary members die in training accident

Two Halfmoon Bay Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue (RCM-SAR) volunteers are dead after their rescue boat capsized near Egmont Sunday afternoon.

Alarm sounds for program cuts

The cancellation of federal funding for a preparedness program "will make us a less resilient and more vulnerable community," warned the Sunshine Coast Regional District's (SCRD) emergency program co-ordinator Bill Elsner.