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Heightened security to hurt local airlines

Heightened airspace security during the 2010 Winter Olympics, which will re-route Vancouver-bound Sechelt float plane traffic through Nanaimo, is poised to hurt local flight operators.

Gaming cuts funding

Drastic cuts to gaming grants for local Special Olympics mean Sunshine Coast teams won't have the travel budget they need to compete.

Police raise concerns with youth parties

Sunshine Coast RCMP are expressing concerns over the latest party they were called to involving youth and underage drinking. On Thursday night, Sept. 24, police received a noise complaint coming from a house party on Fitchett Road near Gibsons.

Landfill likely to close

Closing the Pender Harbour landfill and converting it to a transfer station seems inevitable, as almost every director on the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) board has said they will vote to close the dump.

Shareholders spam poll

Pan Pacific Aggregates' (PPA) Mission Hill project has caused a stir not only in Sechelt, but also across the pond in the United Kingdom.

Single vehicle roll over on 101

Two people were airlifted to Vancouver General Hospital and Highway 101 was closed for a short time after a single car accident near Trout Lake Road, Thursday, Oct. 1.

Web Exclusive: Scavenging bears on the run

With bears trying to bulk up for winter, conservation officers are asking Coasters to pick their fruit, clean their barbecues, and contain their garbage and other bear attractants.

Web Exclusive: Paramedics to take 'offer' on tour

The CUPE 873 bargaining team is taking the government's latest "settlement offer" to members across the province. Ambulance Paramedics of BC president John Strohmaier announced the tour on Tuesday, Sept. 29.

Man arrested after alleged stabbing

Police arrested a 23-year-old Sechelt man early Sunday morning in connection to an alleged stabbing on Sechelt Indian Band Lands. Sunshine Coast RCMP responded to a fight in progress call early Sunday morning Sept.

Web Exclusive: Weekly police report

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for Sept. 22 to 29: Sometime in the last month, a thief entered a residence in the 2300 block of Grant Road and stole gold cufflinks, a digital camera, a video camera, and three microphones.