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Gospel Rock plans change with public meeting

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

Government funding up in the air

Story: The Coast's early childhood development program, Success By 6, is regrouping after the provincial government announced March 18 that it will phase out funding of the program by March 2011.

Sechelt man trapped on California mountain

A Sechelt mother is hoping for the best as she makes her way to California where her son is trapped by a violent storm near the summit of Mount Shasta.

Brotherston case moves forward

Richard Brotherston, the Sechelt man held in a Cuban prison without charge since December 2009, has seen the first progress made in his case in three months.

Diving accident claims life

Tragedy ensued in the waters of Narrows Inlet Sunday afternoon when a female diver from Pender Harbour died in an apparent accident. Sunshine Coast RCMP became involved with the search of the missing diver around 1:45 p.m. on March 28.

Extra sailings added for long weekend

B.C. Ferries is preparing for a busy Easter long weekend with over 50 extra sailings beginning on Thursday, April 1.

Sechelt union applies for mediation

The union representing Sechelt municipal employees has applied to the Labour Relations Board for mediation to try to work out a renewed collective bargaining agreement with the District of Sechelt.

Visas denied, wedding disrupted, answers scarce

If you peer closely at Ana Gabriela Vega-Robertson's wedding photographs, you might notice that the cut and colour of her two bridesmaids' salmon-pink dresses don't quite match.

Taxes budge upward in 2010

Gibsons residents and business owners can expect only minor tax and fee increases this year as the Town of Gibsons 2010 budget nears completion.

Transportation plan goes public

While a highway bypass may still be decades away, local governments are banding together to find more short-term, practical solutions to the Coast's transportation problems.