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Wakefield Home Builders Inc. has signed on to be the construction project manager for the new visitor information park project in Gibsons.

Sechelt council will discuss the development of a cultural complex during its 2011 budget talks, following a motion that passed at its Dec. 15 meeting.

As the Sunshine Coast's bears are getting ready for a long winter's nap, the Bear Education and Resource (BEAR) group is working to see them wake up to a 2011 with less reason to come dining in populated areas.

The most recent BC Assessment shows homes on the Coast rising in value, with the exception of two-bedroom apartments, Sechelt's waterfront homes and houses in Pender Harbour, which dropped in value from the previous assessment.

The Sechelt fire department wants to help Coasters safely dispose of their Christmas trees this weekend, and raise a little money for a fire hall expansion. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan.

A Gibsons' man is facing charges in connection to a break-in at a Coast retail outlet. According to Sunshine Coast RCMP, Jesse Thomas White is currently in custody pending a second appearance in Sechelt provincial court next week.

The Gowers expected to meet their new baby girl at Christmas time, but she decided to make her debut as the first New Year's baby born on the Coast. Keeli Gower was born at 5:12 a.m. on Jan.

Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) board members will be "under the gun" to keep taxes and services in check during the 2011 budget process, says board chair Garry Nohr.

Provincial court Judge Steven Merrick was formally welcomed to the Bench and to his new community, the Sunshine Coast, at a sometimes hilarious, frequently poignant ceremony on Wednesday, Jan. 5, at the courthouse in Sechelt.

Local MLA Nicholas Simons announced his intention to run for leadership of the provincial NDP party this week to a crowd of about 60 supporters who came to the Jan. 5 announcement held in the Sechelt Indian Band Elders' boardroom.