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A group of residents who led the petition to stop the Highway 101 widening in Davis Bay are now forming a society to ensure the area is preserved and enhanced in the future. "It's not recognized to anyone as a parkway.

The recent community open houses held by the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) on its draft solid waste management plan were deemed a success, but there is still much more work to be done before the plan is approved and implemented.

Bears are on the move searching of the nearest food source, and Environment Minister Terry Lake is urging British Columbians to be "Bear Aware" to help reduce bear-human conflicts.

The Sunshine Coast RCMP are asking for the assistance from the public in identifying a male suspected of stealing a cellular phone on June 19. According to Cpl.

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for June 28 to July 5: Sometime between June 26 and 28, a thief broke into a residence in the 1300 block of Marlene Road by prying a door open to gain access. A television set was stolen.

The provincial government is inviting public comments on a new report that recommends short- and long-term actions to protect B.C.'s species at risk.

Lock your vehicle or face the consequences. That's the warning message from Sunshine Coast RCMP this week after the month of June saw 28 reported thefts from vehicle with 21 of those cases due to vehicles being unlocked. According to Cpl.

There have been more sudden infant deaths in British Columbia in the first half of 2011 than for all of 2010. Sudden infant deaths occur when a previously healthy baby dies in sleep-related circumstances, and no cause of death is found on autopsy.

Now that school's out for summer break, it's an exciting time for kids and road safety won't be their number one priority. Unfortunately, in 2010 alone, 64 child pedestrians (age five to 12) were injured in 63 incidents.

Acting Chief Electoral Officer Craig James has extended the timelines of the 2011 HST Referendum calendar.