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Sechelt Fire chief Bill Higgs is pushing for stiffer penalties for clandestine grow operations, saying the hazard they pose to firefighters is extremely serious and potentially deadly.

Postal workers on the Coast were busy sealing up mailboxes June 15 as Canada Post Corporation (CPC) initiated a lockout that effectively halts all mail service in Canada for an undisclosed amount of time.

Former Sechelt RCMP officer and football coach Gary Rudi Groenke was acquitted in Vancouver Supreme Court on June 17 of all charges of gross indecency and sexual assault of a young boy.

The BC and Yukon Community Newspapers Association (BCYCNA) has been handing out thousands of dollars in scholarships for many years, and 2011 was no exception.

An open letter to British Columbians: British Columbians are understandably embarrassed and disappointed by Wednesday night's activities. It should have been a celebration of the tremendous effort by the Canucks in their playoff run.

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for June 7 to 14: A digital camera found in the 700 block of School Road on June 4, was turned into RCMP.

On June 11, a Gibsons woman called police after waking to find that her residence had been ransacked by an unknown thief as she and her boyfriend slept. According to Cpl. Steve Chubey, Thieves went through kitchen cupboards and the TV was stolen.

The Province's commitment to lower the harmonized sales tax (HST) rate to 10 per cent in two stages is now law after the Government of Canada amended federal regulations governing British Columbia's HST rate on June 10.

This year Sunshine Coast Tourism's annual general meeting promises to be extra special as the association's board of directors and members gather to review and celebrate the successes of 2010.

British Columbians have an opportunity to make their mark on one of the stunning vistas in BC Parks through a new program celebrating 100 years of provincial parks.