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Well over 100 protesters packed Sechelt council chambers during Wednesday's committee of the whole meeting to demand more public consultation before Sechelt signs the final contract to build a $22.

The District of Sechelt's new logo was unveiled to boos and angry comments from the audience gathered at the March 6 regular council meeting.

The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) will see an overall 3.1 per cent increase in property taxes in 2013, but changes in assessment mean some areas will feel the hit more than others.

The way packaging and printed paper (PPP) are recycled in B.C. could see some big changes in the coming year, changes that may have huge implications for recycling companies around the province.

The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) will reduce landfill hours and raise tipping fees by $25 per tonne to offset increases in the regional solid waste budget.

The Elphinstone Secondary School grad class from 1972 is planning a reunion for the first weekend in May and need to get the word out.

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for March 5 to March 12: On March 5, police stopped a vehicle on Highway 101 at Henry Road in Gibsons after the driver failed to stop at a stop sign.

The Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue station 12 (Halfmoon Bay) vessel Lewis-McPhee sustained significant damage in the incident of June 3, 2012, in which the lives of two volunteer crew members were tragically lost.

British Columbia launched a strategy March 6, outlining short and long-term measures to prevent, recognize and respond to elder abuse in the province.

For the ninth year in a row, the Sunshine Coast Regional District has been awarded the Canadian award for excellence in financial reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA).