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Greg Amos/Staff Writer/i Possibilities of strong local benefits spinning off from the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics continue to entice municipalities around the Sea-to-Sky region.

Sunshine Coast RCMP are urging residents to be extra cautious when dealing with strangers after several incidents of theft and suspected fraud this week. On Sunday, Oct. 26, police were made aware of three separate break and enters in Sechelt.

Bill Hubbs' election campaign for the Sunshine Coast Regional District's Area F (West Howe Sound) director position has stopped dead in its tracks - and the Grantham's Landing resident is simply glad to be alive.

Next year's 19 street banner designs have been selected from more than 300 entries by artists under the age of 15 who live on the Sunshine Coast.

The Roberts Creek History Project will launch an exhibit of old and new photos, stories and artifacts at Roberts Creek Hall from Nov. 7 to 9. Come out and peruse photos that have been graciously contributed by people in your community.

Charges of aggravated assault and possession of a weapon dangerous to the public have been laid against a Coquitlam man following an incident in Sechelt last weekend. Shortly before 5 a.m. on Sunday, Oct.

A children's Halloween party was the cause of a packed parking lot rather than the District of Sechelt's public hearing for a new golf course hotel Wednesday night.

A happy crowd will fill the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre, in Sechelt on Saturday as young artists will be presented with awards recognizing their achievements in the visual arts. A special event starting at 1 p.m.

Effective Monday, Oct. 20, and for the remainder of 2008, the Sechelt Public Library will be open Mondays, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. This trial extension of library hours will cost approximately $8,000 and is being funded by the District of Sechelt.

There's a tangible link to the Sunshine Coast's industrial logging history to be found amongst a patch of coastal western hemlock and Douglas fir on the east side of Caren Range - and with vertical boiler and smokestack jutting close to eight metres