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Sunshine Coast residents are being reminded to reduce, reuse and compost this Halloween.

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for Oct. 22 to 28: RCMP are asking any witnesses of a pedestrian-involved accident to come forward to talk to police. On Oct.

The provincial government has released a draft water sustainability act and is asking members of the public to provide input on the proposed legislation. The proposed act updates and replaces the existing act, which is 104 years old.

Sunshine Coast RCMP is investigating the theft of a 24-foot Bayliner boat and a Magnum boat trailer, which they believe may be related. On Oct.

Sensible BC's CannaBus stopped along the Sunshine Coast last week following a tour of Vancouver Island to collect signatures for its marijuana referendum campaign. The bus was in Powell River on Thursday evening, Oct. 17, and the following morning.

Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) is encouraging people to arm themselves against this year's flu season by getting vaccinated. Each year, across Canada there are between 4,000 and 8,000 deaths from influenza and its complications.

The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) will look to the public to take the lead in establishing an invasive species council for the region, directors agreed last week.

Community members opened up their wallets last weekend at a special fundraiser for employees of the Pender Harbour Hotel and Grasshopper Pub. Held Friday, Oct.

Newly named student trustee Maya Treuheit will attend her first school board meeting on Nov. 12 and fellow trustees can't wait to welcome her to the board table. "The whole board's really excited about this," said School District No.

A public planting of street trees along the boulevard of Cowrie Street on Oct. 23 marked the success of Sechelt's 2013 Adopt a Street Tree program.