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As a proposed project to sink the 115-metre HMCS Annapolis off Gambier Island inches towards the regulators' verdict, government authorities are considering whether the project will cause any net loss to the productive capacity of the fish habitat at

The Integrated Road Safety Unit (IRSU) was on the Sunshine Coast this week enforcing the Motor Vehicle Act. IRSU is comprised of RCMP and various municipal police departments from the Lower Mainland District.

Many local governments that have received economic stimulus funds hope the federal government will reconsider the project completion date, according to the chair of Island Coastal Economic Trust (ICET).

Two Sechelt entrepreneurs are about to enter the Dragons' Den with a bowl of cereal and a lot of dreams.

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It's been a long wait, but Coast residents got their first chance to see signs of work on the St. Mary's Hospital expansion and renovation Friday when politicians, nurses, doctors, and volunteers turned sod for the project. B.C.

School District 46 (SD46) will offer full-day kindergarten at six of its nine elementary schools next fall. "All the elementary schools but Roberts Creek, Halfmoon Bay and Cedar Grove are getting full-day K," board chair Silas White said.

Howe Sound Pulp and Paper (HSPP) will soon become the largest renewable electricity producer in B.C., thanks to a $6-million investment from the federal government.

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for the week of April 13 to 20: A two-vehicle accident occurred near Trail Avenue and Ebbtide Street after a left-turning vehicle made a sudden stop.

After almost four months of being held without charges in a Cuban jail, Richard Brotherston is coming home.