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Residents of Sechelt will be asked for their approval to borrow $7.4 million for the new sewage treatment plant, rather than the $2.5 million loan most were expecting.

One of the three cougars photographed on Flume Beach in Roberts Creek last week was destroyed this week, after it revisited the Roberts Creek area. Sunshine Coast conservation officer Dean Miller received a call on Monday, Jan.

The Sechelt Indian Band (SIB) will hold a nomination meeting this Monday, Jan. 20 for candidates in next month's election for chief and council. The election is set for Feb. 22, with an advance poll on Feb. 16.

Parents, students, School District No. 46 staff, trustees and First Nations representatives welcomed two halves of a cedar pole to Pender Harbour Secondary School on Jan. 13 with much celebration and ceremony.

The George Hotel and condo project passed its first major hurdle Tuesday evening when Gibsons council's committee of the whole voted 3-2 in favour of moving forward with the application.

Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) directors will explore the option of a fuel tax to help pay for expanded bus service under the 25-year transit future plan. The plan would drive up the $2.

The early start to 2014 just got a lot better for 11 employees at the Home Hardware in Gibsons.

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for Jan. 7 to 14: On Jan. 7, a motorist failed to stop for a school bus stopped with flashing lights on Highway 101 in Wilson Creek.

FromSaturna to Haida Gwaii, and from Victoria to the Chilcotin, a group composed of First Nations council representatives, elected officials, grassroots organizers and concerned business owners stand united in fighting the proposed April 1 BC Ferries

The Sunshine Coast Conservation Association (SCCA), Alliance for Democracy (A4D) and Sunshine Coast Senior Citizens (COSCO) is seeking support from the community.