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Amendments to the Province's Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, which make the inhumane treatment of animals a violation in B.C., are now law, announced Minister of Agriculture Don McRae June 2.

As a member of Parliament (MP) representing the party that just won a majority government after five-plus years of minority status, it's not surprising that John Weston would feel a "sense of newness" upon arrival in Ottawa to begin his second term.

This year, British Columbians will celebrate Tax Freedom Day, the day when individuals start working for themselves after paying off the total tax bill imposed on them by all levels of government, on Monday, June 6, two days later than in 2010, accor

There are more staffing changes on the horizon for School District 46 (SD46), with two employees taking on new positions and two employees leaving SD46 in the coming months.

The entire student body from Langdale Elementary School descended on Hopkins Beach May 30 to pitch in and pick up garbage found along the shoreline.

Spring is in full swing, and so are the bears. Awake after their winter hibernation, bears are out and looking for food, reminding us of the need to be aware of their presence here on the Coast.

The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) is looking at ways to reduce taxation, and one option currently being examined is the concept of dock divestiture.

With municipal elections set to take place in November, the issue of mail-in ballots was discussed at the Sunshine Coast Regional District's (SCRD) corporate and administrative services committee meeting on May 26.

After many years of meetings, studies and input from a wide variety of groups, the Town of Gibsons is inching closer to solidifying a neighbourhood plan for the highly contentious Gospel Rock area.

The man at the centre of a police-involved shooting in June of 2009 and facing further charges in connection to another alleged assault in Gibsons on May 8 has pled guilty to all the charges in provincial court.