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Residents were vocal both for and against the Pacific Spirit Properties Development plans at a public hearing June 12 at the Seaside Centre. Atelier Pacific Archi-tecture Inc.

A proposed sturgeon roe processing plant at Target Marine has stirred up emotion in the community.

A successful program aimed at promoting literacy and celebrating books, reading and writing has been given a financial boost after a BC150 Community Arts Grant was awarded last week.

"Good-bye tension. Hello pension," Holly Lehmann said gleefully to a laughing crowd. Lehmann wrapped up an illustrious career that started as an 18-year-old with a job at the school board office.

Volunteers and supporters of Habitat for Humanity Sunshine Coast put down their hammers and reflected on the year's success at their annual general meeting Tuesday night in Davis Bay.

Riding 290 kilometres for charity - sounds like a great idea. Riding it all in one day - sounds a little nuts.

A 31-year-old Sechelt man has been sentenced to one year in custody after he pled guilty to sexual assault this week. John Sullivan appeared in Sechelt provincial court on Wednesday where he entered the plea and was handed down his sentence.

Habitat for Humanity volunteers haven't been resting on their laurels lately.

An apology 150 years in the making has finally been delivered to the First Nations of Canada for the treatment of innocent children at residential schools across the land.

An upcoming presentation co-hosted by Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) and the Sunshine Coast Community Food Action Initiative will try to place the Coast's local food movement in a province-wide frame of reference.