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A public information meeting Feb. 8 on Stockwell Sand and Gravel's proposal for a concrete processing batch plant brought about concerns over noise and dust and the fear that the project is already a done deal.

Nine new judges are being appointed across the province, the Ministry of the Attorney General announced Feb. 7. The appointments bring the total number of appointments to 23 during the span of two years.

More than 150 people jammed into Cranberry Seniors' Centre on Wednesday, Feb. 8, to hear from Powell River - Sunshine Coast MLA Nicholas Simons and voice their concerns over the way the province retests seniors for driver's licences.

The 2011 census results are in and since 2006, the Sunshine Coast's population grew by 3.1 per cent to 28,619 people. This compares to the provincial growth average of seven per cent, as British Columbia's population passed the 4.4 million mark.

School District No. 46 (SD46) announced Tuesday they will spend nearly $1.

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for Feb. 7 to 14: A possible impaired driver was reported on Shorncliffe Avenue near Highway 101.

The Sunshine Coast Fruit Tree project is looking for volunteers to join the steering committee. The idea is simple - the project connects people with excess fruit on their backyard trees with those who have the time and energy to harvest it.

Mayor Phil Kent, the chair of the Island Coastal Economic Trust (ICET), announced the funding approval of $6,681 for the Sechelt Groves Society to develop a wheelchair accessible destination trail, in the Hidden Grove Forest, a preserved area of old

Variety - The Children's Charity's annual Show of Hearts Telethon raised $6,753,012 last weekend. The telethon aired Feb. 11 and 12 for 23 straight hours on Global BC.

The number of fire department call-outs dropped drastically in 2011, the first releases of annual reports from Coastal volunteer fire halls have indicated.