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Groenke to go to trial

Gary Rudi Groenke, the former Sunshine Coast RCMP officer facing charges related to alleged sexual assaults in the 1980s, has had his preliminary hearing and will stand trial.

Harmony Hall groups told to mediate

Two non-profit groups, who have both applied to operate their programs out of Harmony Hall, have been asked to mediate their dispute in order to get a lease extension from the Town of Gibsons.

'Be prepared' as fire season starts: Elsner

How prepared are you for an emergency or natural disaster like an earthquake or wildfire? Chances are: not very.

Reef project being assessed for fish impacts

As a proposed project to sink the 115-metre HMCS Annapolis off Gambier Island inches towards the regulators' verdict, government authorities are considering whether the project will cause any net loss to the productive capacity of the fish habitat at

IRSU blitz Sunshine Coast

The Integrated Road Safety Unit (IRSU) was on the Sunshine Coast this week enforcing the Motor Vehicle Act. IRSU is comprised of RCMP and various municipal police departments from the Lower Mainland District.

Groups hope to extend federal deadline

Many local governments that have received economic stimulus funds hope the federal government will reconsider the project completion date, according to the chair of Island Coastal Economic Trust (ICET).

Can they tame the dragons?

Two Sechelt entrepreneurs are about to enter the Dragons' Den with a bowl of cereal and a lot of dreams.

Admin postings announced by SD46

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Shovels in the ground for hospital expansion

It's been a long wait, but Coast residents got their first chance to see signs of work on the St. Mary's Hospital expansion and renovation Friday when politicians, nurses, doctors, and volunteers turned sod for the project. B.C.

Six schools to offer full-day K

School District 46 (SD46) will offer full-day kindergarten at six of its nine elementary schools next fall. "All the elementary schools but Roberts Creek, Halfmoon Bay and Cedar Grove are getting full-day K," board chair Silas White said.