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Cops raise thousands for cancer research

Sunshine Coast RCMP constables Ben Stewart and Darcy Dumais were proud to pedal through Coast communities on Sept. 19, having raised more than $42,000 for paediatric cancer research with Cops for Cancer Tour de Coast.

Nohr hails breakthrough with Clark on ferry issue

Local government leaders from ferry-dependent communities made substantial progress when they met last week with Premier Christy Clark at the Union of B.C.

Lightning strike causes outages at St. Mary's

A lightning strike on a nearby hydro pole caused some minor outages at St. Mary's Hospital in Sechelt on Tuesday, Sept. 24.

NDP needs to rebuild: Simons

Resignations of BC New Democratic Party (NDP) leaders represent an opportunity to rebuild, according to Powell River-Sunshine Coast MLA Nicholas Simons. Adrian Dix, NDP leader, announced on Wednesday, Sept.

Change in counsel means more delays

Michael Kerry Hunter Jones of Gibsons and two other men charged in the 2011 killing of gang member Jonathan Bacon will be back in court on Nov. 4.

Weekly police report

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for Sept. 17 to 24: Sometime around Sept. 17, a thief stole a large amount of geotextile fabric from a building site up the Sechelt Wilson Creek Forest Service Road. On Sept.

Driver collides with utility pole

A Sechelt man was issued a driving prohibition after crashing his car into a utility pole on Highway 101 early Monday morning. On Sept. 23 at approximately 12:07 a.m.

RCMP issues warning about Internet scams

Sunshine Coast RCMP is warning the public to be wary of two Internet phishing scams that have been reported recently. On Sept. 14 and 16, RCMP were informed of two separate internet scams from two Gibsons residents. On Sept.

Charges pending after accident

Sunshine Coast RCMP is continuing to investigate a single-vehicle accident that tied up traffic in Davis Bay for a short time on Wednesday morning. On Sept. 25 at 8:10 a.m.

Nominations invited for B.C.

Every community has one or more-people who make life better for their communities by applying their hard work, skills and talents to such areas as arts and culture, sports and recreation, multiculturalism, environment, healthcare, education, civic du