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Directors gets BEN update

Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) directors are getting closer to adopting the new bylaw enforcement notification (BEN) system.

Wauters running for Green Party

Brennan Wauters refers to himself as a "dedicated environmentalist" who has been pursuing the opportunity to run as a candidate for the federal Green Party for the past few months.

Budget nearing completion

Story: The number crunching is nearing the final stages as the Town of Gibsons gets closer to finalizing its annual budget. Director of finance Ian Poole said council is about 90 per cent finished.

Spring ice issue wearing thin on user groups

With the onset of spring break, ice rink users will be utilizing their time on the ice to the fullest and they are hoping to see that ice use extended even further.

No deal for the Dragons

"Holy crap, they got away.

Riding hopefuls shift into election mode

Incumbent member of Parliament John Weston said he wasn't sure what New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton found lacking in the federal budget brought down by his minority Conservative Party government Tuesday.

Council moves Synergy forward

An overflow audience at Sechelt's March 16 council meeting left angrily muttering the words, "remember November" and "good luck getting votes," after council decided to give second and third reading to a zoning bylaw amendment to allow Synergy Homes

Hospice finds a home

After 12 years of floating from one meeting space to the next, the Sunshine Coast Hospice Society has found a permanent home.

Pacific Spirit set to sell

Pacific Spirit Properties plans to start building their six-storey, 107-unit development on Sechelt's waterfront this July, once 30 units are purchased through a pre-sales campaign starting in April.

Are you ready should disaster strike

Are you ready for the big one? It's a question that Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) provincial emergency program co-ordinator Bill Elsner has been fielding a lot the past few weeks.