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The crime rate on the Coast continues to point downward, reported Staff Sgt. Herb Berdahl at the Feb. 27 Sunshine Coast policing committee meeting. "Generally speaking, our crime rate has been dropping consistently," said Berdahl.

After 96 years spent almost exclusively on the Coast she worked for and loved, Bernice Chamberlin died Feb. 6.

Sechelt Coun. Doug Hockley expressed his displeasure last week with the current District of Sechelt logo and tag line, asking council to consider holding a public contest to find something new.

Story: It looks like the Sechelt Farmers and Artisans Market will begin setting up at the end of Cowrie Street this April. At the Feb.

Gibsons council has approved $5,000 for a study to review existing drainage infrastructure as it works to address issues in the Spyglass area subdivision. The funding, approved at the Feb.

Vancouver-based speaker Jesse Miller came to the Coast last week with pictures, phone numbers and addresses of local kids found on the Internet in an effort to prove a point - many children are sharing more than they realize on-line.

Coasters packed into Gibsons Cedars Inn Feb. 28 to catch a glimpse of the harbour area plan and share their comments.

Two-million dollars in funding was announced for the Sunshine Coast Regional District's (SCRD) water system improvement project in Pender Harbour, Feb. 23.

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Teachers have voted to strike and they'll legally be able to do so from Monday to Wednesday next week, as long as Bill 22 doesn't get passed before then. Results released late Wed-nesday night (Feb.