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As disaster relief teams work against time to save earthquake survivors in Haiti, Coast-based Rotary clubs, charitable organizations and individuals are digging deep into their pockets to fund relief efforts.

Heavy rains last week followed by an even heavier windstorm Sunday night with gusts up to 100 km/h battered parts of the Coast, causing damage, power outages and cancelled ferries. Dag Sharman, media relations for BC Hydro, said Southern B.C.

After failing to reach an agreement with the Gibsons Landing Harbour Authority in 2008, Coastal Link Ferries (CLF) has announced its plans to begin running a daily commuter ferry to downtown Vancouver beginning March 1 from Hopkins Landing.

After round one of the Sunshine Coast Regional District's (SCRD) 2010 budget discussions, core services are intact and property taxes are down, but the tough decisions are still to come.

Coast Community Builders Association (CCBA) members Gina and Bill Stockwell said they are grateful the District of Sechelt has shown a willingness to explore new technologies for sewage treatment, by agreeing to a four-week trial in Sechelt led by th

An empty field beside Langdale Elementary School was a hub of activity Tuesday night as an RCMP explosive unit detonated several blasting caps removed that day from a nearby home. Earlier on Jan.

The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) transportation committee is looking to create a new advisory committee that will provide ideas and advise the board on issues related to alternative transportation. The committee voted Monday (Jan.

The Sunshine Coast Emergency program issued a public safety advisory Friday afternoon (Jan. 15) urging the public to use caution around creeks and streams following this week's heavy rains.

Columbia National Investments (CNI), the company that drew complaints from conservationists over logging around East Wilson Creek in 2007, has been found guilty of two charges under the Ministry of Environment's (MOE) Water Act.

Students and staff at Cedar Grove Elementary School got an unexpected day off Wednesday, Jan. 13, after a break-in forced a one-day closure of the school. Sunshine Coast RCMP responded to an alarm call at the school in Gibsons at 2:30 a.m.