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After more than a year and a half of waiting, Eric Graham, Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) director for Pender Harbour/Egmont, says it's "all aboard" for the area's brand new community bus.

Sunshine Coast RCMP and the Sechelt Fire Department have a warning for the public: if you have or come into contact with an explosive item, don't move it, and contact police immediately.

Stein Erik Iversen, the 70-year-old former Sunshine Coast resident who pleaded guilty to an early 1970s' sexual assault, will serve his sentence in the community. "Mr.

Fire crews are continuing to combat two still-smouldering fires on South Thormanby Island, after the blazes were reported last night (Tuesday, Aug. 24).

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for Aug. 17 to 24: Overnight Aug. 16/17, a thief stole a purse from an unlocked vehicle in the 700 block of Creekside Crescent. Police remind people not to leave valuables in their vehicles at any time.

Ferry users on the Langdale to Horseshoe Bay route saw their Experience Card fares increase slightly this week, due to a change in how B.C. Ferries calculates fuel rebates and surcharges for cardholders. As of Aug.

While the parliamentary budget officer is warning that up to $380 million of the federal government's $4-billion infrastructure stimulus budget won't make into the projects it has been earmarked for, it seems projects on the Sunshine Coast are all sa

Responding to fierce opposition to a Davis Bay highway-widening plan, the District of Sechelt has confirmed that the plan will be reconsidered Sept. 1, at the first council meeting following the August council break.

Officers dive in to get their man

After setting the lofty goal of hosting a four-day festival that attracts thousands of guests and only producing two bags of garbage, Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts (FOWA) organizers weren't sure they could pull it off.