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The number of fire department call-outs dropped drastically in 2011, the first releases of annual reports from Coastal volunteer fire halls have indicated.

In order to create a biodiversity park, the Ruby Lake Lagoon Society was seeking stewardship of a Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) property at the Feb. 2 community services committee meeting.

The Town of Gibsons will be on the hook for around $60,000 in consulting fees related to the Gospel Rock planning process. Following a short in-camera session at its Feb.

Federal NDP leadership hopeful Paul Dewar said, if chosen to lead the party, his first priority will be the West.

B.C.'s ambulance paramedics, who have worked under an expired contract since 2001, started bargaining with the government this week, looking for improvements to their outdated collective agreement.

By diverting funds from carbon offsets to local initiatives, directors at the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) are hoping the municipality might achieve local emission targets sooner -a strategy that comes with a cost.

A routine meet and greet turned into an opportunity to discuss the ferry commissioner's report when B.C. Ferries CEO Mike Corrigan visited the Sunshine Coast last week. Corrigan set up the Jan.

A dog recently mauled a sheep on Pratt Road in Elphinstone, but Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) bylaw manager Peter Longhi said a lack of eyewitnesses leaves bylaw officers unable to press charges.

The draft source assessment response plan (SARP) was presented at two open houses on the Coast last weekend, allowing residents and officials to comment on the document before it becomes policy.

Watch for more night work and detours along Highway 101 between Bay Road and Nestman Road this month, as a $900,000 highway-widening project is about to get underway.