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With a new management team and vision plan, representatives from the Sunshine Coast Community Forest appeared at the May 12 Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) planning and development committee meeting.

B.C.'s harmonized sales tax (HST) is costing families an average of $350 more a year, according to an independent, government-appointed panel in a report released May 4.

While many diverse plants grow on the Sunshine Coast, there is a wave of invaders hidden amongst the local flora and fauna.

Starting this September, families living in rural areas on the Sunshine Coast will have access to a new StrongStart BC early learning outreach program. School District No. 46 will open the program to service north, south and central areas.

In an effort to keep teens from drinking and driving, acting students from Chatelech Secondary School gave a shocking and disturbing performance May 16.

Groenke verdict expected June 17

Teachers will again have the ability to bargain class size and composition following a recent ruling in the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Teachers were stripped of the right by the provincial government through the passing of a law in 2002.

A movement to ban leghold traps on the Sunshine Coast is quickly gaining momentum. On Monday night, a public meeting was held in Davis Bay to address the issue of a ban on traps.

Roberts Creek residents came out early last Saturday morning to share comments and give feedback on the 2011 draft Roberts Creek official community plan (OCP).

Starting on Thursday, May 19, the Sunshine Coast Regional Transit System will see a number of schedule changes.