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The 18-year-old Gibsons man charged with nine firearms and breach related charges plead guilty in Sechelt Provincial Court on Dec. 30, 2011. He received a two-month jail sentence, followed by a nine-month conditional sentence order.

Challenges stalled building efforts at the Wilson Creek Habitat for Humanity site in 2011, but 2012 is sure to be a memorable year with the completion of the first duplex and two families set to move in by the summer.

Residents of Garden Bay have been left wondering whether improvements to a public dock at Hospital Bay will be completed after finding what they believed to be the original plan largely abandoned.

In late December, two Sunshine Coast residents were treated in hospital for significant reactions to ingesting what they believed to be ecstasy.

Injunction against installations sought

Bargaining for a new rural and suburban mail carrier (RSMC) contract is starting off slowly in 2012. "They've had a few days of meetings.

In this first issue of 2012, Coast Reporter invited our federal, provincial and local representatives to share their hopes and expectations for the New Year.

This week Sechelt council took the first step toward making good on new Mayor John Henderson's promise to have a world-class sewage treatment facility built within 18 months of being elected.

It's been years since a full executive sat at the District Parent Advisory Council (DPAC), but School District No. 46 trustee Lori Pratt hopes that will change this year. "I'd say it's a matter of just revitalizing it," Pratt said.

Sechelt councillors are looking for more information on the proposed creation of an auditor general for local governments (AGLG), unconvinced the new position will be to their benefit.