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Good Samaritan's Christenson Village and Sunshine Coast Community Services Society's Gibsons Thrift Shoppe will get permissive property tax exemptions from the Town of Gibsons this year, but neither group is getting the amount they've requested.

Anyone travelling on B.C. Ferries after Oct. 18 should find a bit of extra change in their pockets as the corporation is set to reduce fares on all routes by about two per cent. B.C.

Sunshine Coast RCMP will be under a new command in the next few weeks, as senior RCMP brass have appointed a "born and raised" Sunshine Coast man to the detachment's top post.

RCMP Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for the week of Sept. 28 to Oct. 5: Sometime between Sept. 28 and 29, a thief stole a grey Toyota Rav4 parked in the 6500 block of Reeves Road. The keys had been left in the unlocked vehicle.

The current development plan for the Pacific Spirit site cleared one more municipal hurdle Sept. 22, when Sechelt council recommended that first reading be given to bylaws allowing for the rezoning of the site.

Two years ago Gibsons' Wendy Morris was just starting to run competitively when her friend turned her attention to the Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA).

The District of Sechelt will present details and cost estimates of a Davis Bay sea walk expansion project Thursday evening, Oct. 7, at the Seaside Centre.

The investigative work of a Sunshine Coast RCMP officer earned praise and a commendation during a ceremony at the Surrey RCMP detachment last week. The U.S. Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) applauded Const.

After years of talk, construction on the expansion and renovation of St. Mary's Hospital is set to begin within the week.

After nine months of having no permanent judge and delays for criminal, family and civil cases in Sechelt provincial court, the province has announced it will appoint a new judge. Attorney General Mike de Jong announced last Friday (Sept.