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KidSport launched its national on-line fundraising campaign last week called Give the Gift of Sport, to help all kids get in the game. The campaign runs from Nov. 20 to Jan.

Members of the public are being reminded that beginning Dec. 2 if they are visiting someone in a health-care facility, they will be expected to have been vaccinated or wear a mask to help protect those most vulnerable this influenza season.

There have been some accessibility improvements made to Rotary Friendship Park, the nautically themed playground on Sechelt's waterfront, but the bulk of improvements won't happen until the new year.

British Columbia is known for the unique beauty of its diverse landscape and wildlife. Like Canadians across the country, residents of British Columbia are proud of their natural heritage and are increasingly concerned with protecting it.

The second annual Cedar Grove Elementary School Festive Family Fun-Raiser is sure to live up to its name with crafts for the kids, a visit from Santa, a silent auction, evergreen swag decorating, live music, great food and fantastic shopping opportun

Halfmoon Bay director Garry Nohr said the Welcome Beach Community Association (WBCA) should be the ones to decide whether to go ahead with plans to renovate Coopers Green Hall or replace it with a new building. Speaking at the Nov.

The annual season of giving has started for the Salvation Army with the kick off of its Christmas Kettle Campaign. The campaign runs from now until Dec. 24 and was started with events in Sechelt and Gibsons on Nov. 15 and 16.

After a few more changes from Salish Soils, the composting company signed a contract with the District of Sechelt to provide composting of biosolids generated from Sechelt's new $25-million sewage treatment plant currently under construction between

The Town of Gibsons has set a Dec. 10 deadline for the team behind the Gibsons Public Market proposal to raise the $250,000 needed to bring the Town in as a partner. The group had raised almost $203,000 by Nov.

An estimated 200 people came together in Davis Bay last Saturday, joining thousands more across the country in a national Defend Our Climate, Defend Our Communities day of action to show growing opposition to the risks posed by pipelines and oil sand