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Halfmoon Bay outdoor athlete, Quinn Barabash, completed the first ever 32 km swim up Sechelt Inlet last Saturday in an effort to raise awareness about salmon spawning channels. The swim for salmon event on Aug.

Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary-Pacific, Unit 12, Halfmoon Bay has been fairly busy over the past few months with various call-outs on the water.

Members of the Anglican parish of St. Aidan and St. Bartholomew have been appointed a new rector, Rev. Jason Pollick, who will serve as interim priest of the Gibsons church. Pollick stepped in to the role on Aug. 1, replacing Rev.

With school almost back in session, B.C.'s Minster of Advanced Education Naomi Yamamoto made a well-timed visit to the Sunshine Coast this week to discuss educational opportunities. Speaking at an Aug.

Gibsons' Leeza Singleton says the Insurance Corporation of B.C. (ICBC) is not negotiating with her and she is contemplating suing them after being told she must pay $42,000 or lose her licence, all due to an accident she didn't cause.

Representatives from Tla'Amin (Sliammon) First Nation and the Sechelt Indian Band came together in Sliammon on Wednesday, Aug. 17, to sign a shared territory agreement between the two Nations.

The harmonized sales tax is no more. Voters in B.C. voted to scrap the controversial tax, meaning the province will have to begin to transition back to the former PST. Elections BC released the referendum results Friday morning which showed that 54.

B.C. Ferries is seeing its lowest level of summer passenger traffic in several decades. A strong Canadian dollar is targeted as the main culprit, keeping American and Canadian visitors from using ferry transport. Passenger traffic is down 3.

Along with Canadians of every political stripe across the country, people on the Sunshine Coast are mourning the death of Jack Layton from cancer on Aug. 22.

Three sisters from Pender Harbour will soon showcase their new line of baby clothes to the stars at an event tied to this year's Primetime Emmy Awards.