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Reductions in mental health staff on the Sunshine Coast will not mean a drop in service levels, according to Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH).

The Sunshine Coast's first Kanata Day celebration drew about 50 people to the Sechelt Indian Band Community Hall on Monday for an afternoon of storytelling, music, food, and ceremony.

School District No. 46 (SD46) said goodbye earlier this month to 12 retiring staff members and honoured 10 employees who each had mustered more than 31 years of service to the school district.

A nearly clearcut development just off Highway 101 in Sechelt is a glaring example of developers saying one thing and then doing another, according to West Sechelt resident Paul Rhodes.

Thanks to generous support from community sponsors, the Gibsons community shuttle bus will run on weekends through July and August, carrying visitors and residents between the harbour area and the upper part of town.

Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) directors will seek a meeting with the provincial transportation minister to air concerns about the department extending its five-year highway service contracts for the region without public input.

It appears that a petition signed by 374 residents is too little too late to stop construction on the $25-million wastewater treatment plant on Ebbtide Street in Sechelt.

As his first order of business, new Education Minister Peter Fassbender has suspended talks with teachers while he overhauls the bargaining process in pursuit of a 10-year deal. "The old way does not work.

A flotilla of more than 150 vessels came together in a remote part of Howe Sound last Sunday to make a collective statement about protecting the most southerly fjord in North America from heavy industry.

School District No. 46 (SD46) is urging kids to be cautious this summer after an alleged attempted abduction in Sargeant Bay Provincial Park on June 16.