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Minister Rich Coleman launched this year's Support Dry Grad fundraising campaign last Friday which is now underway across the province. From Feb.

Participants' lungs and legs hurt just thinking about it, but despite any pre-event jitters, more than 500 turned up in support of the BC Lung Association's Stairclimb for Clean Air on Sunday morning, Feb. 26 in Vancouver.

BC Hydro bills in the province are set to go up by 7.1 per cent April 1. A Feb. 15 BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) decision to approve a rate increase of 3.9 per cent came with a recommendation to double the current rate rider to five per cent.

The first five units under the Gibsons affordable housing policy could soon become a reality, pending an approval by BC Housing. "I'm quite confident," said developer Blane Hagedorn.

If a Gospel Rock zoning application moves forward, Gibsons council has provided staff with direction regarding the allocation of parkland in the block seven waterfront area. At its Feb.

The District Parent Advisory Council (DPAC) now has a fully functioning board, and they're ready to get to work.

Four NDP leadership hopefuls have visited the Coast since Thomas Mulcair first arrived in Roberts Creek on Dec. 7. Brian Topp came to Roberts Creek to meet party members on Feb. 17, and most recently, Peggy Nash held a meet-and-greet in Gibsons, Feb.

Brian and Corin Mullins will get another 15 minutes of fame when they're featured on a Dragons' Den update special next week, and they plan to pass on their tips to tame the Dragons to other hopeful entrepreneurs next month.

Morale of workers is "on a steady decline," announced the B.C. Ferry and Marine Workers' Union (BCFMWU) Feb. 15. The union also announced a new three-year collective-bargaining agreement Feb.

Sechelt council accepted a Sechelt Visitor Centre statistics report at their Feb. 15 meeting that showed a drastic decline in the number of people using visitor information centres throughout the Coast.