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Sechelt union applies for mediation

The union representing Sechelt municipal employees has applied to the Labour Relations Board for mediation to try to work out a renewed collective bargaining agreement with the District of Sechelt.

Visas denied, wedding disrupted, answers scarce

If you peer closely at Ana Gabriela Vega-Robertson's wedding photographs, you might notice that the cut and colour of her two bridesmaids' salmon-pink dresses don't quite match.

Taxes budge upward in 2010

Gibsons residents and business owners can expect only minor tax and fee increases this year as the Town of Gibsons 2010 budget nears completion.

Transportation plan goes public

While a highway bypass may still be decades away, local governments are banding together to find more short-term, practical solutions to the Coast's transportation problems.

'He just wants to come home'

Sechelt man jailed without charge

TSB releases safety issues watchlist

Emergency preparedness on large passenger ferries operating in Canada needs improvement according to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB).

Upper Toba Valley makes list of 19 projects

The Upper Toba Valley project was one of 19 projects to be awarded an electricity purchase agreement. BC Hydro announced the 19 projects on Thursday, March 11.

Youths arrested after Chat break-in

Three male young offenders from Sechelt are being investigated by Sunshine Coast RCMP following a break-in at Chatelech Secondary School early Saturday morning. According to Cpl.

Budget 2010 brings small tax increase

The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) 2010 budget is complete and is showing a small average tax increase across the Coast. "The numbers are all over but overall, it's a 0.4 per cent tax increase," said SCRD treasurer Joan Merrick.

Smooth sailing for summer commuters

The long-sought daily commuter sailing throughout the summer from Horseshoe Bay to Langdale will be a reality this year, B.C. Ferries has confirmed. In what B.C.