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More than 150 people of all ages filled Harmony Hall in Gibsons Landing on Jan. 24 to celebrate the 250th birthday of Robert Burns. The music, feasting, toasts, poetry, fun, song and dancing of this traditional Burns' Night lasted over five hours.

Pender Harbour Secondary School has experienced several fires in the school recently, leading to a Sunshine Coast RCMP investigation. According to RCMP, on Jan. 21 around 11 a.m.

Ramped up security measures by B.C. Ferries in accordance with new Transport Canada regulations mean islanders who use the Langdale float will have to find somewhere else to come ashore.

Shannon Bond/Staff Writer Altitude sickness and a broken SideStix sports crutch were not enough to keep Sarah Doherty from living out a dream to summit Mount Kilimanjaro.

Sunshine Coast RCMP are warning people to stay off lakes that appear frozen. The ice on Trout Lake proved enticing for some people in the last couple of weeks, but RCMP said it is too thin to venture out on.

The premier Grow the Garden gala dinner and auction on Saturday night will help launch the capital campaign for a new botanical garden on the Coast.

Nine months in Sudan on a United Nations (UN) mission garnered a former Sunshine Coast RCMP sergeant the Canadian peacekeeping service medal. Sgt.

Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) staff are sharpening their pencils and tightening their belts as round one of this year's budget talks are completed.

The distinguished Can-adian poet, Gary Geddes, will return to Sechelt for a reading on Feb. 7.

The budget tabled by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty in Ottawa deserves Canadians' support because it places them at the top of the agenda as the country struggles to pull out of the current economic tailspin, our elected member of Parliament said this