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Sechelt fire Chief Bill Higgs is looking for people to adopt fire hydrants and help out the department this month.

B.C. teachers filed 72-hour strike notice on Aug. 31 in order to increase pressure on the province to bargain, according to the British Columbia Teachers' Federation (BCTF).

On the 50th anniversary of the New Democratic Party (NDP) and while Canadians paused to reflect on the life of Jack Layton, a celebration was held Aug. 27 in Gibsons to pay tribute to James Shaver (J.S.

Nicholas Simons will seek his third term as MLA for Powell River - Sunshine Coast in the next provincial election after the New Democrats acclaimed him as their candidate last Saturday.

The District of Sechelt is working hard to secure $3.1 million needed to improve the airport, before the timeline to use $1,002,839 in funding received from Island Coastal Economic Trust (ICET) runs out.

While just over 54 per cent of B.C. voters chose to extinguish the HST last week, the Sunshine Coast - Powell River district sent a slightly stronger message to the province, with a 58 per cent vote to kill the government instituted tax.

A Sunshine Coast program enabling those in need to seek accommodation is currently facing a risk of its own.

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for Aug. 23 to 30: Between Aug.

Coaster Murray Smith planned to play some squash and take in the sights last week in New York City. Little did he know that he and his family would be hunkered down with millions of New Yorkers riding out a massive hurricane last Saturday night.

Unit 12 of the Halfmoon Bay Coast Guard responded to a pair of incidents last week. On Tuesday, Aug. 23, four duty crew members were paged to their fast response vessel, the Ken Moore, at 5:40 p.m.