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Politicians, mental health workers, non-profit groups and community members gathered in the spring sunshine Thursday, April 8, for the long-awaited ground-breaking for the Dolphin Street Project, which will renovate Sechelt's old RCMP building into a

Coast Reporter took home gold for newspaper excellence at this year's British Columbia and Yukon Community Newspaper Association (BCYCNA) Ma Murray Community Newspaper awards ceremony Saturday night at the River Rock Casino in Richmond.

Local eye-care professionals are fighting back against new legislation that would end a restriction that only opticians and optometrists can sell eyewear, and strip a requirement for British Columbians to visit an optometrist for an eye health exam b

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for April 6 to 13: Vandals damaged public washrooms located in the 5700 block of Dolphin Street sometime on April 5.

School District 46 (SD46) board voted Tuesday night to amalgamate Davis Bay Elementary School's Grade 6 and 7 populations into Kinnikinnick this fall, leaving Davis Bay as a K-5 school.

While work is being delayed on converting the Pender Harbour landfill to a transfer station, work to prepare a resource recovery facility for Area A is moving ahead.

The wicked storm that plunged thousands into darkness, knocked down trees and put Easter plans in peril also gave Coast Guard volunteers a run for their money on Friday, April 2.

Coast paramedics and union leadership are predicting that a Ministry of Labour decision to integrate paramedics into the health sector, splitting them into up to five bargaining units, will worsen an already serious recruitment and retention problem.

B.C.'s Finance Minister, Colin Hansen, introduced legislation last week that paves the way for the new 12 per cent harmonized sales tax (HST), expected to take effect July 1.

Thirty years ago the Pender Harbour Aquatic Facility first opened its doors to the public. Now, after an almost year-long closure for a $1.5 million renovation, the facility is having the finishing touches put on it.