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A woman seriously injured in a Wednesday morning crash on Highway 101 has the Sechelt fire department to thank after a quick extrication from a mangled vehicle may have saved her life. The two-vehicle accident occurred at about 7:45 a.m.

If you plan on taking the ferry after Tuesday, April 1, you may have to budget a little extra for the trip. This Tuesday will mark the second four per cent fare increase in the past five months for all routes across the B.C. Ferries' fleet.

St. Mary's Hospital will very likely experience more problems with emergency room (ER) doctor shortages this summer with no easy solutions to the problem in sight. Dr.

On Monday smokers in B.C. will be a little more limited in where they can smoke, especially if they like to have a puff or two while drinking a cold beer and watching Monday night football. B.C.

A civic leadership program is being offered through Eldercollege at the Sunshine Coast campus of Capilano College this May and June.

The public threw their support behind a proposed 30-bed eating-disorder treatment centre in Davis Bay at a public hearing Wednesday night.

Bob Hoy, the new chair of the Gibsons Community Initiatives Association (GCIA) is big on the economic future of Gibsons, West Howe Sound and Elphinstone.

Quilts of every kind - from exuberant to serene, from whimsical kid themes to delicate florals - came together like magic on the March 15 weekend.

Problems with the sound system proved a major distraction to significant public input heard at Silverback's public hearing on Wednesday night. The speakers began to buzz, chirp and squeal within the first half hour of the hearing.

Friends and family are mourning the sudden loss of an extraordinary community-minded volunteer this week. After celebrating her 90th birthday last week, Maryanne West suffered a stroke on Monday and passed away quietly in the night.