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Eight applicants have been offered funding to participate in the federal environmental assessment for a Burnco aggregate mine in West Howe Sound.

Parents, students and administrators have stepped up to ensure graduation ceremonies happen on the Coast this June, but grads are upset their favourite teachers won't be part of the pivotal moment.

Administrative changes in School District No. 46 (SD46) were met with anger at the May 8 school board meeting where Sechelt Indian Band (SIB) Chief Garry Feschuk pressed the board to rethink the changes and talk to the SIB.

At 8:10 a.m. on Oct. 1, 1957, Roy Brett landed his Fleet Canuck CF-DGP airplane at the not yet completed Sechelt/Gibsons municipal airport. Five years later, on May 9, 1962, Lt.-Gov. G.R.

Howe Sound Pulp and Paper (HSPP) was recognized recently for its comprehensive effort to make the mill and its employees "bear smart.

Editor's note: This is part three of a five-part series between Coast Reporter and Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) featuring cycling programs and improvements by several organizations on the Coast.

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for May 1 to 8: On May 1, a witness reported an erratic driver weaving all over the road southbound on Gibsons Way, as well as tailgating other vehicles.

A Vancouver Province reporter won't have to reveal the source of damaging information that ended a West Vancouver politician's career, the B.C. Court of Appeal has ruled.

The BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) is advising travellers destined for many parts of the world including Europe and the Summer Olympic Games in London to ensure that their measles vaccination is up to date.

Another milestone was reached for the Hidden Grove recreation area and the Sechelt Groves Society with the completion of a new trail especially designed and built for those with mobility issues.