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British Columbia's Low Income Climate Action Tax Credit increased by 10 per cent on July 1 to help low income families and individuals offset the increasing rate of the revenue-neutral carbon tax, Finance Minister Kevin Falcon announced June 30.

A construction worker was medi-vaced to hospital early Monday afternoon for treatment of serious injuries after falling through a skylight at former Premier Gordon Campbell's vacation home in Halfmoon Bay.

B.C. businesses now have access to a comprehensive guide that provides information on how to create a business environment that is safe and comfortable for seniors. Creating an Age-friendly Business in B.C.

A 41-year-old Sechelt woman was given a 90-day immediate roadside prohibition (IRP) and a violation ticket for drive without due care and attention after rear-ending a parked police cruiser on Sechelt Inlet Road shortly after 1 a.m. on July 2.

Sechelt council is getting closer to signing a memorandum of understanding with the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) and the Town of Gibsons for a new Sunshine Coast Housing Committee.

The Sunshine Coast affordable housing com-mittee is gaining support, but not without some challenges.

Budgets and timelines are right on schedule for two major Sunshine Coast health care projects.

Gibsons' Elisa Hendricks hopes to take over Food Network chef Anna Olsen's job as host of an on-line cooking community, but first she must impress the chef in Toronto.

Sechelt's Dr. Isabelle Hughan is glad to be back to work this week, having received her permanent residence papers Monday, June 27.

Mail is once again flowing on the Sunshine Coast following the recent postal dispute, but rural postal workers could take their own job action this December. Dec.