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Turn your lights off March 31

The call is out for all Sunshine Coast residents to join millions around the world and turn off your lights between 8:30 and 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 31.

VCH offers free vaccine

Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) is offering a free whooping cough vaccine to pregnant women and their partners and anyone who has contact with children under 18 months of age, in order to prevent the transmission to young children, who are at risk of

Two men lost off logging road rescued

Two Sechelt men have Sunshine Coast search and rescue volunteers to thank after they were rescued last weekend after they were stranded off a logging road in Halfmoon Bay. On Saturday morning March 24 at 8 a.m.

Roberts Creek OCP to launch

Roberts Creek is updating its official community plan (OCP) and residents are invited to attend the public launch, April 1. The region's current OCP was adopted in 1994.

Band to hold council by-election

Members of the Sechelt Nation will be voting for a new councillor next week with the announcement of Joyce Joe's resignation. Unexpected health issues caused Joe to cut short her service on Band council.

Highway re-opened after accident scene cleared

UPDATE: AS OF 3:30 p.m. MondayHighway 101 has been re-opened in both directions to traffic following a morning accident involving two commercial vehicles. Sunshine Coast RCMP media spokesperson Cpl.

Faith based recovery program seeks new participants

The Coast's only faith-based recovery program is graduating their second class of participants next week and inviting new people who want to deal with any "hurts, habits and hang-ups" to join Celebrate Recovery.

LGBT committee to be created

At the March 13 school board meeting, trustees voted unanimously to strike an ad-hoc committee to gather information and make plans to address lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) issues in the school district.

Council eyes advisory planning commission

An advisory planning commission (APC) could be in the cards for the Town of Gibsons.

New location being sought for Sechelt bins

A new location for drop off recycling in Sechelt is being explored due to a new Sechelt Indian Band (SIB) lease agreement.