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Have you seen great volunteer work done this year in your community? Don't miss your chance to recognize an individual, group, business or not-for-profit organization - nominate them for a Prime Minister's Volunteer Award.

The amalgamation of FortisBC and Terasen Gas will mean lower prices for Coast customers in the long run, the companies announced last week. On Feb. 27, the BC Utilities Commission decided that amalgamating Terasen Gas Holdings Inc.

The District of Sechelt has been given the power to accept an alternative source of funding for the community's wastewater treatment facility but by only a slim margin.

Sechelt council approved a development permit for Palmeros at their March 5 regular council meeting. The retail store on the corner of Wharf Avenue and Orchard Street will be expanded with a new partial (43.9 sq.

VOICE on the Coast has expanded its board and is looking to get even more involved in helping to support positive growth and change on the Sunshine Coast.

Another Sunshine Coast family are the proud owners of a new home, thanks to the work of Habitat for Humanity. Last Saturday, March 1, was moving day for Katie Hopkins, Michael Towers and their three young children.

Gibsons council agreed to review its procedural bylaw after a councillor complained that refusing to hear delegations has created "an atmosphere of suspicion and confusion" in the town.

A new hotel development pitched by a company poised to purchase the Sechelt Golf & Country Club (SG&CC) was given first reading and referred to a public hearing Wednesday night.

Rev up those engines, the Coast Car Co-op is off and running.

Story: While organizers were preparing for a major ferry protest in Victoria this Tuesday, the head of the southern Sunshine Coast ferry advisory committee (FAC) was optimistic the first Sunday sailing could be salvaged when service cuts take effect