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Sunshine Coast RCMP are seeking the public's assistance after thieves made off with three inflatable boats from a display at Trail Bay Mall in Sechelt. According to police, sometime between 9:50 and 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, Feb.

A second-floor fire in a house on the 5000 block of Heron Place in Sechelt sent two residents to be treated for smoke inhalation early Sunday morning, but the house was saved after a quick response from the Sechelt fire department.

The Seaside Centre in Sechelt was filled with excitement and anticipation Wednesday night as RBC hosted a gala reception for their 10 Sunshine Coast sponsored Torch Relay participants and invited guests.

Local conservation officers have killed an "unusually large" 130-pound female cougar which they believe to be responsible for a slew of pet and livestock deaths near the Mahan Trail in Upper Gibsons over the past year.

If the Olympic spirit is the will that defies adversity and the heart that sees past common sense, then to watch Sarah Doherty's torch run was to see that spirit move. Doherty is a local hero who lost a leg in a car accident in 1973.

The future of parks in the Town of Gibsons is starting to take shape as the parks master plan is nearing its completion. A small, but keen group of residents gathered for the last public input meeting at municipal hall on Wednesday, Jan.

As School District No. 46 (SD46) heads into final school closure decisions Feb. 16, the board is warning parents that, with the district bracing for a $2.

As an unusually mild winter mobilizes Olympic organizers into a frenzy of snow-scavenging, the Sunshine Coast is seeing its own mild-winter phenomenon: non-hibernating bears.

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for the week of Jan. 26 to Feb. 2: Sometime between Jan. 28/29, a vandal threw an object through a window at a business in the 12300 block of Sunshine Coast Highway.

Keats and Gambier island residents can breath easy knowing they will still have access to the float at B.C. Ferries' Langdale terminal while negotiations continue with the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD). B.C.