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The District of Sechelt's plan to make Cowrie a one-way street on June 21 will disrupt about 500 transit passengers a day, moving them to a less safe and less convenient location, the head of the Sunshine Coast Transit System warned last week.

A small but enthusiastic group came out on Move for Health Day to recognize Coast fitness pioneers.

Editor's note: this is part three of a five-part series from Coast Reporter and Transportation Choices (TraC ) concerning commuter cycling on the Sunshine Coast during the annual Bike To Work Week May 27 to 31.

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for the week of May 7 to May 13: On May 7, police stopped a vehicle with an excessively loud exhaust system and noted the driver exhibiting signs of intoxication.

Last Thursday, local member of Parliament (MP) John Weston joined the Minister of Health Leona Aglukkaq and Canadian police chiefs to proclaim national prescription drug drop-off day.

Liberal government declared

Traffic was reduced to one lane while Sunshine Coast RCMP investigated a three-vehicle collision that occurred last Thursday night. On May 9 at approximately 9 p.m.

Sunshine Coast RCMP are investigating two reports of mischief that occurred in Gibsons, in which vandals 'tagged' a cube van off Gibsons Way and the public washrooms at Wynegaert Park.

A Gambier Island mother has enlisted help from the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) in an effort to lobby the province to reinstate a program that allows a parent to ride free on the ferry while accompanying a young child to school.

Developers have agreed to fix the sinkhole found at the Seawatch development and alert future homebuyers to geotechnical hazards in the area, according to documents released at the May 1 Sechelt council meeting.