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Nature photography will be the topic of discussion at the first meeting of 2009 for the Sunshine Coast Natural History Society (SCNHS). Local photographer Rand Rudland will be the guest speaker at the meeting set for Friday, Jan. 2, at 7:30 p.m.

Start off 2009 with a plunge at the 15th annual Polar Boar Plunge. The event takes place at the Gibsons Pigs Rugby clubhouse at Armours Beach. Registration is anytime up to 11:10 a.m. in the clubhouse.

The sudden and out of the ordinary snow accumulation experienced on the Coast made for an interesting year at the Elves Club depot.

Ian Jacques/Editor A group of citizens has filed a petition in Vancouver Supreme Court against the Town of Gibsons, seeking to overturn the council portion of the Nov. 15 municipal election.

Coasters are looking alternately shell-shocked and gleeful as the Sunshine Coast was hit with winter weather that has not been seen in years according to Environment Canada.

Public witnesses to a bear shooting by Sunshine Coast RCMP Monday night in Gibsons are questioning whether the situation was handled properly.

There are elves on shore and they will be busy creating Christmas cheer for Coasters in need this holiday season.

Record catches, close calls, boat building and dwindling fish runs were some of the subjects covered by Egmont commercial fishermen Leonard Silvey, Billy Griffith and John West at the Egmont Heritage Centre on Saturday, Nov. 15.

Voters on Nov. 15 made a clear statement by electing a new mayor and voting down long-time councillors Ed Steeves and Mike Shanks in the District of Sechelt. Just 38.

Gibsons Mayor Barry Janyk will stay in office for a fourth term after eking out a victory over challenger Gerry Tretick, and Bob Curry will remain on council, after a Monday recount boosted his vote total from 525 to 627 votes.