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The Town of Gibsons set a precedent at its Aug. 2 council meeting by adopting a bylaw banning the use of animal traps and, in the process, is the first community in Canada to pass a bylaw this encompassing.

The BC Cancer Agency is looking for exceptional individuals whose efforts make a real difference in the lives of those living with cancer as candidates for the agency's 2011 Community Caregiver Award.

Sechelt will be in the spotlight this Saturday, Aug. 6, on Global TV as Sechelt is scheduled to be featured on the Small Town segment on the morning news.

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for July 26 to Aug. 2: Between July 15 and 22, a thief stole a brand new 9.

Cycling and walking have a wide range of benefits; health, financial and environmental, so by walking or cycling to work, to the local shop, to the beach or to a park, you are making a positive contribution to your own health and the environment.

B.C.'s cool spring season temperatures have helped keep the mosquito population in check.

The launch of a new on-line database will make it easier for British Columbians to keep track of the people, businesses and industries running afoul of B.C.'s environmental rules.

The Sunshine Coast RCMP are asking for assistance from the public in identifying a female suspected of allegedly stealing more than $200 in groceries from Claytons in Sechelt on July 25.

BC Cancer Agency scientists have identified a number of new genetic mutations involved in non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). This massive cancer-sequencing study (http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature10351.

Sunshine Coast RCMP are asking for assistance from the public in identifying a woman who allegedly stole cigarettes and ice cream from the Petro Canada service station on Sunday, July 24.