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B.C.'s Finance Minister, Colin Hansen, introduced legislation last week that paves the way for the new 12 per cent harmonized sales tax (HST), expected to take effect July 1.

Thirty years ago the Pender Harbour Aquatic Facility first opened its doors to the public. Now, after an almost year-long closure for a $1.5 million renovation, the facility is having the finishing touches put on it.

A simmering crowd of nearly 100 Keats Island residents, property owners and their friends gathered Saturday afternoon, April 3, by a contentious stone revetment at the foot of a property on Maple Beach in the island's Eastbourne community.

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for March 30 to April 1: A passerby reported a suspicious vehicle parked in the 200 block of Gower Point Road in Gibsons that was unlocked and had the motor running for more than 90 minutes.

Family and friends are remembering Thomas (TJ) Bennett this week as an avid outdoorsman with a passion for mountain climbing.

Family and friends are remembering Thomas Bennett this week as an avid outdoorsman with a passion for mountain climbing.

Sunshine Coast RCMP are asking for public information to help identify a person responsible for an assault on a Sechelt female on March 28. According to police, at approximately 3:30 p.m.

More than 80 community members came out Monday evening, March 29, to hear about and comment on Sechelt's new draft official community plan (OCP).

While the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) directors have voted to convert the Pender Harbour landfill to a transfer station, actual work on the planning and logistics is being put on hold.

Draft designs for the Gospel Rock neighbourhood plan continue to evolve after the most recent meeting of the refinement working committee.