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Gibsons Recycling Depot was named in the top five best small businesses in B.C. as part of the Successful You Awards Contest, announced by Small Business BC Jan. 30.

Sechelt council announced today (Feb. 5) that they have entered into a contract with the Maple Reinders Inc. (MRI) consortium to build a $21.

Sunshine Coast RCMP is investigating several business break and enters that occurred in Sechelt over the past month. And according to RCMP, it appears that the suspects are mostly interested in stealing tools. Sometime during the night on Jan.

Following in the footsteps of many B.C. communities, the Sunshine Coast Trails Society (SCTS) will be overseeing the process of completing a Crown land recreational trail strategy over the next two years.

Social entrepreneurs often find it hard to get started. Defining your idea and then attracting financing to market your idea is challenging.

The District of Sechelt finance advisory committee met Jan. 21 to review its draft terms of reference and a timeline for the upcoming budget process.

A commission struck to redraw B.C.'s federal electoral boundaries has included Powell River in a reconfigured riding on Vancouver Island. The Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for B.C. released its report on Monday, Jan. 28.

The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) was not notified or consulted about this year's harvesting plans for the McNeill Lake watershed as "there is no legal requirement to consult on detailed site plans," a spokesperson for the Ministry of Fores

Professionals who often serve vulnerable adults were given advice to help those being abused or taken advantage of, during a Community Response Network luncheon held Jan. 24 in Sechelt. The luncheon, titled Financial Abuse: B.C.

Teachers on the Coast are angry the provincial government has proposed a new 10-year contract as bargaining is set to begin with the B.C. Public School Employers' Association (BCPSEA) on Feb. 4.