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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.

Lower Mainland men face fisheries charges

Two men from the Lower Mainland are facing numerous federal fisheries charges after authorities halted a suspected illegal commercial crab fishing operation near Gibsons on Sept. 25.

Vandals put bus riders in the cold

It could be a damp and chilly wait for the bus on Gibsons Way this fall thanks to the work of some vandals on Friday night, Sept. 18.

Ponzi scheme may have Coast victims

A recently busted Alberta-based Ponzi scheme worth up to $400-million has been revealed to have some Coast connections.

Funding cut for sports groups

Sunshine Coast community sports groups are reeling from news that their gaming grants will be negligible -or else denied outright.

Phone scam returns

The Sechelt Indian Band (SIB) and Sunshine Coast RCMP are warning local businesses to beware of scam artists posing as Chief Garry Feschuk, asking for money.

Helicopter rescue highlights training exercise

Last week Sunshine Coast search and rescue volunteers practiced delivering emergency evacuation notices in Wilson Creek and learned the basics of assisting with long-line helicopter rescues on steep mountainsides. Tuesday evening, Sept.