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Six residents from the Sunshine Coast are collaborating to present a world premier of Arcadian Production's family concert, Carnival of the Animals and Carnival of the Other Animals, with the Victoria Symphony on Sunday, March 13, at 2:30 p.m.

The Motion Picture and Video Production program is wrapping up its first year at the Sunshine Coast campus of Capilano College.

A private logging operation in the Chapman Creek watershed, upstream from the intake pipe for the regional water reservoir, has raised concerns about the security of the Sunshine Coast's drinking water.

As an ambitious first step towards preparing a community plan for economic growth, the Gibsons and Areas economic development conference, Working Together for the Benefit of All, was held at Camp Elphinstone on Saturday, Feb. 21.

Sechelt businessman Fred Church will go to trial Oct. 25 on charges of sexually assaulting or sexually touching four teenagers.

Nearly a month after she sustained serious injuries during a vicious dog attack, a Gibsons woman is still traumatized by her ordeal, saying it could have been prevented. Around 7:30 p.m. on Jan.

Award-winning journalist, broadcaster, author and environmental activist Des Kennedy will be presenting A Gulf Islands Gardener in the Gardens of Ireland at the Heritage Playhouse March 9 at 7 p.m.

Property taxes will go up by about four per cent in the Sunshine Coast Regional District in 2004, according to the proposed budget released last week. But some property owners will pay a bigger share of that overall increase than others.

A 38-year-old father who sexually touched his 10-year-old daughter has been sentenced to two years of probation. During that time he cannot contact his daughter, who is in foster care.

Sunshine Coast RCMP are investigating a pair of accidents that sent one man to hospital and tied up traffic on Hwy. 101 Wednesday night. Shortly before 6 p.m.