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Drivers embrace mobile app

New drivers across B.C. are embracing ICBC's free mobile app, which lets new drivers practice the driving knowledge test before taking the real thing.

Celebrate 100 years of BC Parks

2011 marks the 100th birthday of BC Parks. To celebrate this centennial landmark, the North Shore Mountain Bike Association in association with Mountain Equipment Co-op and BC Parks invite you to celebrate mountain bike culture in BC.

Mobile Medical Unit to benefit B.C. families

A high-tech Mobile Medical Unit that acts as a mini-hospital and will be used across the province to provide medical services for B.C. families was unveiled Aug.

Schools fixed for Sept. 6

Coast schools are being searched for mould, cleared of asbestos, painted and fixed by School District 46 (SD46) maintenance crews this summer.

Coast gets filming grant

The Town of Gibsons has been awarded $10,000 to help attract and provide services to film and video producers from around the world. On Aug.

Lost food opportunity in Davis Bay?

The mobile vendor pad on the Davis Bay seawall sits empty this summer, despite urging by the District of Sechelt for someone to submit a proposal to use the site.

Coast mailboxes to get security upgrades

The next time you post a letter, you may notice a change in your local mailbox. Come September, Canada Post will be installing anti-pry hardening devices to community mailboxes on the Sunshine Coast.

Shaw Road development gets green light

A proposed development on Shaw Road that saw two sessions of contentious public hearings was given the green light by Gibsons council Aug. 5.

Davis Bay mom to take SD46 to court

Davis Bay's Kathleen Kyler is taking School District 46 (SD46) to court for injuries her son Nicholas Pluschke allegedly sustained while playing baseball at Kinnikinnick Elementary School on May 20, 2009.

Class action lawsuit launched from Sechelt

A Sechelt woman has started a class action lawsuit against Wyeth Canada Inc. on behalf of all Canadian women who have been afflicted with breast cancer as a result of taking hormone replacement therapy.