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Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for Aug. 17 to 24: Overnight Aug. 16/17, a thief stole a purse from an unlocked vehicle in the 700 block of Creekside Crescent. Police remind people not to leave valuables in their vehicles at any time.

Ferry users on the Langdale to Horseshoe Bay route saw their Experience Card fares increase slightly this week, due to a change in how B.C. Ferries calculates fuel rebates and surcharges for cardholders. As of Aug.

While the parliamentary budget officer is warning that up to $380 million of the federal government's $4-billion infrastructure stimulus budget won't make into the projects it has been earmarked for, it seems projects on the Sunshine Coast are all sa

Responding to fierce opposition to a Davis Bay highway-widening plan, the District of Sechelt has confirmed that the plan will be reconsidered Sept. 1, at the first council meeting following the August council break.

Officers dive in to get their man

After setting the lofty goal of hosting a four-day festival that attracts thousands of guests and only producing two bags of garbage, Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts (FOWA) organizers weren't sure they could pull it off.

The petition for the initiative to end the harmonized sales tax (HST) will be submitted to the Select Standing Committee on Legislative Initiatives and petition results by electoral district are now available.

Some of the world's biggest environmental protection groups are urging Canfor Pulp Limited Partnership to reconsider its sale of Howe Sound Pulp and Paper (HSPP) to a corporate family with a track record of environmental degradation. Sierra Club B.C.

Sunshine Coast RCMP responded to a report of a sudden death in the Sechelt McDonald's parking lot around 10 p.m. Wednesday night.

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for Aug. 10 to 17: A report of a possible impaired driver came in from the 3500 block of Highway 101 after a vehicle was witnessed swerving and crossing the centre line several times.