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Two candidates in the Powell River-Sunshine Coast riding survived a marathon all-candidates' meeting last week, while one didn't attend. B.C.

Women suffering with postpartum depression now have a source of support on the Coast.

The Sunshine Coast Court Watch group is protesting what it calls a "very lenient" sentence for a dangerous driver who smashed into a police car during a high-speed getaway.

Kenneth McNevin has been found not guilty by reason of a mental disorder of abducting two three-year-old children.

Although at 75 it's unlikely Violet Winegarden is about to don tights and scale walls in search of bad guys, she still personifies Cat Woman for Gibsons and, indeed, the entire Sunshine Coast. Winegarden is the founder of Happy Cat Haven.

The Beach Buoy restaurant was back in business just a few hours after an overheated deep fryer burst into flames April 23. Sechelt fire chief Bill Higgs said the restaurant owner's quick action kept the fire from spreading and minimized the damage.

Chapman Creek is swimming with steelhead now that the 7,500 steelhead released from Chapman Creek Hatchery in 2002 and 2003 have returned to the familiar waterway.

Fashion shows aren't for ladies only - at least not when Ivan Sayers is presenting them. Twice previously, he has brought his historical fashion shows to Sechelt - to enthusiastic applause and acclaim.

Now in its 87th year, the Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal has become an internationally respected and enduring symbol representing service characterized by love and compassion for the poor, the lonely and the oppressed.

The preliminary 2005/06 school district budget has recently been completed. It shows a total increase in revenues of $1,147,054 over last year's budget, thanks mainly to an increase in the provincial grant of $1,032,956.