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Smooth sailing for summer commuters

The long-sought daily commuter sailing throughout the summer from Horseshoe Bay to Langdale will be a reality this year, B.C. Ferries has confirmed. In what B.C.

Float agreement immanent

Keats and Gambier island residents can breath a little easier as it appears B.C. Ferries and the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) are poised to reach an agreement on access to the Langdale ferry terminal.

HST to increase jobs, investment: report

The harmonized sales tax (HST) plus federal and provincial corporate tax cuts will result in 144,000 more jobs plus $14.

SCRD confirms transfer station option

The decision is made: the Pender Harbour landfill will be converted to a transfer station.

Municipal employees set to strike

District of Sechelt employees voted almost unanimously Monday, March 15 to strike, though the union has not yet given official strike notice to the District.

Police still searching for missing man

Sunshine Coast RCMP issued another plea for information Wednesday morning in an attempt to locate a man missing from Halfmoon Bay since mid October. Donald Jackson, 61, was last seen at his home on Seacrest Road in Halfmoon Bay on Oct. 20.

Weekly police report

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for the week of March 9 to 16: On March 9, a thief broke into a residence in the 5700 block of East Porpoise Bay Road by accessing an unlocked window.

Federal budget supported, slammed

While Opposition Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff derided last week's federal budget brought down by the Conservative government as being full of "gimmicks" that ignores issues faced by ordinary Canadians, local member of Parliament (MP) John Weston

Ledcor trial wraps up

A month-long trial of Ledcor's new sewage treatment technology at Sechelt's Ebbtide plant is being met with cautious optimism in the community.

Gospel Rock draft plans emerge

After almost a year of work by the Gospel Rock Refinement Working Committee, an image of how the contentious Gospel Rock neighbourhood plan may look is starting to emerge.