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Editor's note: The Gibsons and District Chamber of Commercealong with Coast Reporter are working on a series of articles to highlight the Chamber's theme for 2012 of 'business supporting community.

Story: The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) announced water meter installations in Pender Harbour, July 24.

The absence of an interim reconciliation agreement between the province and the Sechelt First Nation has started to impact private landowners in Pender Harbour.

Gibsons officials have identified a new grant opportunity for Armours Beach improvements, but given the tight deadline to apply, questions centred on how to fund the Town's portion.

New moms on the Coast have been able to find help, understanding and support at Bellies and Babies for the past nine years, but funding cuts may now signal the end of the program's outreach initiatives.

An additional 14,750 hectares of old growth management area (OGMA) has been added to the Sunshine Coast forest district, the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations announced July 21.

A group of Coasters took to the street in front of the expanding St. Mary's Hospital in Sechelt July 18 to lament a federal health care policy they saw as a move toward privatization.

Community social services workers have voted in favour of job action, the BC Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) announced July 23. Locally, providers are predicting a continuation of services.

Having recently completed her doctorate, Roxanne Banguis of the Sechelt Indian Band said she intends to continue her work extolling the virtues of her people's learning style.

Curtis Munson of Valhalla Strength and Conditioning is close to crying uncle after nearly a year of trying to appease District of Sechelt zoning bylaws.