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Plans have been halted to de-staff 27 lighthouses in B.C. including Merry Island in Sechelt, Entrance island off Nanaimo and Chrome Island off Denman.

Former Sechelt RCMP officer begins first of three trials

John Weston's tackling crystal meth and ecstasy bill became law March 25 as the last Private Member's Bill to be enacted before the fall of the Federal Government. Governor-General David Johnston signed the bill soon after 8 a.m.

At approximately 1 a.m. on Wednesday, March 23, unknown persons gained entry into the Madeira Park Elementary School portable classrooms and caused damage estimated at several thousand dollars.

Voters will be heading to the polls May 2 after the Conservative government fell in the House of Commons on Friday. The Harper government was defeated on March 26 following a vote of 156-145 on a non-confidence motion supported by the opposition.

British Columbians will have an earlier vote on the harmonized sales tax (HST) than previously scheduled and it will be conducted under the authority of the Referendum Act, Attorney General Barry Penner announced Friday, March 25.

Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) directors are getting closer to adopting the new bylaw enforcement notification (BEN) system.

Brennan Wauters refers to himself as a "dedicated environmentalist" who has been pursuing the opportunity to run as a candidate for the federal Green Party for the past few months.

Story: The number crunching is nearing the final stages as the Town of Gibsons gets closer to finalizing its annual budget. Director of finance Ian Poole said council is about 90 per cent finished.

With the onset of spring break, ice rink users will be utilizing their time on the ice to the fullest and they are hoping to see that ice use extended even further.