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Students and staff at Cedar Grove Elementary School got an unexpected day off Wednesday, Jan. 13, after a break-in forced a one-day closure of the school. Sunshine Coast RCMP responded to an alarm call at the school in Gibsons at 2:30 a.m.

After honing in last month on a plan to close Sechelt Elementary School, School District No. 46 (SD46) board is broadening its options to include the possible closures of Davis Bay and Kinnikinnick schools.

This spring, Sechelt's St. Mary's Hospital will kick off a smoking cessation program for in-patients who opt to participate.

Gibsons and area businesses are coming together for co-operation and commerce of Olympic proportions as the 2010 Games approach. The Gibsons Landing Business Association (GLBA) hosted a meeting Tuesday, Jan.

Responding to fears that Downtown Eastside residents will be swept off the streets during the Olympics, a Sunshine Coast group is providing a round-the-clock haven for women in downtown Vancouver, and launching a "hostess" program to affirm residents

Students and staff at Cedar Grove Elementary School got an unexpected day off Wednesday after a break-in forced a one-day closure of the school. Sunshine Coast RCMP responded to an alarm call at the school in Gibsons at 2:30 a.m. Wednesday morning.

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for Jan. 4 to 11: Early on Jan. 4, a thief broke into a business in the 5600 block of Cowrie Street. Entry was gained through a small rear window after the thief pried off the security bars.

It turned out to be a false alarm, but for a short time on Saturday, Jan. 9, emergency personnel were on high alert in a joint rescue operation in Davis Bay. Around 10:30 a.m.

Court dates scheduled for the provincial court in Sechelt could take a lot longer to get for criminal, family and civil matters, as there is now no permanent sitting judge on the Sunshine Coast.

The federal government is funding $100,000 for Sechelt-based Target Marine Hatcheries Ltd. to adopt a new technology to conserve up to 99 per cent of water and the majority of heating in outdoor sturgeon tanks.