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Experience Works-mobile offered here

ETHOS Career Management Group is excited to introduce the launch of Experience Works-mobile to four new locations in B.C., including the Sunshine Coast.

Hemp business 'possibly targeted'

After four separate incidences of vandalism in March, the owner of downtown Sechelt's 420 Hemp Shop is considering closing his shop for good.

MRIF grants water improvements to Coast

Federal-provincial grants towards unglamorous but important infrastructure projects in Gibsons and the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) were announced last Saturday at a ceremony at Gibsons municipal hall. B.C.

Fostering positive community change

Women from across the Sunshine Coast gathered last Saturday at the seniors activity centre in Sechelt to talk, share knowledge, define areas that need change and bolster each other in their determination to continually work towards a better tomorrow

New chief and council sworn in

The newly elected Sechelt Indian Band (SIB) chief and council were officially sworn in on Tuesday in a ceremony at the band hall.

SIB gets grant for new community centre

The Sechelt Indian Band (SIB) is one step closer to creating a new community centre for its members.

Community centre open for business

Finally - after 40 years of blood, sweat and tears, of failed referendums and construction delays, the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) and the Town of Gibsons officially opened the new Gibsons and Area Community Centre last Saturday.

Fire crews put to the test on serious Sechelt crash

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.

Fares sailing skyward

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.

Doctors in demand but short on supply

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.