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Do you enjoy listening and being with people one on one? Would you be able to give at least a couple of hours of your time each week? If your response was yes, there could be a rewarding volunteer opportunity for you with the Sunshine Coast Hospice S

It will be business as usual at Pan Pacific Aggregates' site at Mason and Heritage roads, despite the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) rejecting its application for a temporary industrial use permit and temporary non-farm use in the Agricultur

British Columbians are encouraged to nominate those who make a difference in their communities for the fourth annual Community Achievement Awards, announced last week by Premier Gordon Campbell and British Columbia Achievement Foundation chair Keith

Three people were seriously injured and airlifted to Vancouver General Hospital after two separate motor vehicle crashes in Roberts Creek last Saturday and Monday. Charges are expected for the driver of the first crash that occurred at about 9 a.m.

A future water master plan to ensure a sustainable water supply for the entire Sunshine Coast is taking shape. In the meantime, people are looking to new technologies and ideas to conserve water.

Two separate votes, one in the Town of Gibsons and one in the combined Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) areas of Elphinstone and West Howe Sound, will decide whether to incorporate into a new municipality, B.C.

CEO for Columbia National Investments (CNI) Steve Dunton was before the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) planning committee last Thursday to talk about his plans for the 3,286 acres CNI has acquired near Sechelt and the Port Mellon area.

Thanksgiving is right around the corner. And that means it's also time for the Gibsons Fall Fair. The sixth annual Fall Fair is slated for Oct. 7 and 8 in Gibsons.

Months of planting, pruning and prepping paid off for the Town of Gibsons last weekend in Prince George. Gibsons was a recipient of a provincial Commu-nities in Bloom (CIB) floral display award, presented at the annual CIB awards ceremony.

Well over 100 people came out to have their say on the 400-acre Silverback residential/golf resort proposal Wednesday night, and only a couple of the comments were favourable.