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Curbside collection headed for rural areas

Residents of the rural areas in the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) could have curbside recycling pickup by the spring of 2010.

Paramedics still on strike

B.C. paramedics are striking over issues of wage disparity, working conditions and understaffing due to problems in recruitment and retainment of staff.

Trading the bus for the bike

The baby was named Hilltop Charlie because that's where he was born - on a hilltop, into the care of paramedic Jim Gibson as the ambulance made its way to town.

Woman killed in traffic accident

The Sunshine Coast had a tragic start to the May long weekend. Seventy-four-year-old Sechelt resident Joyce Kerpan was killed in a two-vehicle accident around 9:40 a.m. on Thursday, May 14, in Gibsons.

Rec staff worried over increased traffic

Staff at the Gibsons and Area Recreation Centre are concerned for the safety of pedestrians as additional motorists are using their parking lot as a thoroughfare to avoid Gibsons Way.

Cuts alarm Hospice Society

Cuts to a palliative care pilot program on the Coast have left people in the end stages of life and their caregivers without palliative doctors, according to the Sunshine Coast Hospice Society. "People who are dying don't have a voice.

SCRD fights to preserve access for islanders

The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) has voted to pursue a "status quo" option for Keats and Gambier islanders accessing the mainland at the B.C. Ferries float in Langdale. The board is hoping it can now negotiate with B.C.

Board briefed on prevention program

Just saying "no" might be the healthier thing to do, but drug and alcohol prevention program co-ordinator Sheena Campbell understands how hard it is to actually achieve. Campbell reported to the School District No.

Vandals target Hackett Park

Vandals held a couple of destructive parties in the Hackett Park bathrooms in Sechelt recently, causing damage and rendering the facilities unusable.

STV fails at the ballot box

The province of B.C. will not switch to the single transferable vote (STV) electoral system after Tuesday's provincial election referendum garnered less than 39 per cent of the popular vote.