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The cold weather shelter has just enough funding to scrape through until the first week of February, but supporters hope a benefit concert on Feb. 8 will give the boost that's needed to stay open until the end of March.

A delegation from the Ruby Lake Lagoon Society that presented the new biodiversity strategy for the Sunshine Coast to the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) planning and development committee last week was delighted to receive the ongoing suppor

Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) is pushing to extend smoking bans on the Sunshine Coast, claiming there is "significant support" from Coast residents.

Sunshine Coast RCMP is investigating a series of break-ins and mischief at the Gibsons Marina. On Jan. 29, RCMP received a report of a mischief and break and enter.

Diesel fuel that spilled into Sechelt Inlet on Jan. 18 caused a rainbow sheen to develop over much of the water, however it wasn't cause for concern, according to the Canadian Coast Guard.

A new program to help Sechelt Indian Band (SIB) members prepare for a career in education has been made possible through a grant from the provincial government and a partnership between Capilano University and the SIB.

The majority of residents who came to a public hearing about Target Marine Hatcheries' plans for diversification were in favour of the idea, however some nearby neighbours were not.

The provincial government has been ordered by the B.C. Supreme Court to pay $2 million in damages to the B.C. Teachers Federation (BCTF) in a ruling released Jan. 27.

Gibsons Landing merchants who are publicly supporting the George Hotel and condo project are defying a resident's threat to boycott their businesses.

The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) board ended its first round of budget deliberations last week by approving about $500,000 in new spending items that will be funded by taxation, treasurer Tina Perreault said in an interview Monday.