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Prime Minister Harper to First Nations of Canada: "we apologize"

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.

Local food through provincial lens

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.

Teens trade parents for the summer

While five youths from the Sunshine Coast are in for a summer of French-Canadian culture and language immersion, their QuebeƧois counterparts will arrive here to live and work in our community.

Pesticide plans irk creekside residents

Starting as soon as Monday (June 16), Island Timberlands plans to apply pesticides to kill maple and alder trees on its privately owned lands north of Cliff Gilker Park, near the B&K logging road in Roberts Creek.

Sea trials start next week

Coastal Link Ferries (CLF) engaged the public last Thursday in Gibsons to see if the passenger ferry service they are proposing is a viable travel option for the Coast.

It's not a done deal

School District No. 46 (SD46) is facing school reconfiguration, and superintendent Deborah Palmer is inviting the community to get involved in the resolution process. "It's exciting.

Not everyone satisfied with review

Slowly but surely, the future of recycling on the Coast is inching towards a consensus, as the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) gears up for the second and final set of public open houses on June 21.

Adventure of a lifetime

What could be a better learning experience for a Langdale Grade 7 student than to spend 25 days travelling at breakneck speeds across four continents and visiting 13 countries? On May 3, Petra Chalmers came back from her world travels that started in

Building code to boost local lumber: Coleman

Pending changes to B.C.'s building code will increase the prominence of wood in new buildings, providing a spark to the troubled forest sector, forest minister Rich Coleman told a crowd in Sechelt last weekend.

Book exchange to raise funds

A Roberts Creek book club is offering an easy way to raise money for the Grandmothers to Grandmothers campaign. Sunshine Coast readers are invited to bring their gently-used, book-club-quality books and exchange them for new-to-you books.