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If you make a thousand paper cranes, your wish will come true. Sadako, a 12-year-old Japanese girl, had only one wish - to go on living.

Telus workers were picketing this week in Sechelt and Gibsons after their union rejected the company's new collective agreement, in a dispute both sides expect to see drag on. Telecommunications Workers Union (TWU) members began picketing across B.C.

After an intense seven-week building bee, Larry Westlake's dream of having an authentic handliner boat has come true. Westlake said the scheme to build a handliner replica has grown in his head for four years.

The community said "yes" to a pool in Sechelt and arena in Gibsons. Now a community group lead by Gibsons Bill Hubbs is looking for additional funding to make the centres a reality.

"We have been shafted again." That's what members of the Sunshine Coast Ferry Advisory Committee are saying after the recent announcement that Coast residents will be paying from 20 cents to $3 more per round trip between Langdale and Horseshoe Bay.

When Mike Haugland answered the phone on his second day of work at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery (GPAG) he didn't imagine he would be working his day off to give an EcoVenture Elderhostel group a tour of Miyuki Shinkai's Floats and Message Bottles e

Sunshine Coast RCMP and community support groups have seen a recent increase in reports of sexual assaults involving the date rape drug. Agencies are urging victims to come forward to seek support.

David Lindley must love us! He's coming back to the Sunshine Coast for the third time, to dazzle us with his musical virtuosity and colourful wardrobe. But this time, he's coming alone, for an evening at The Club on Thursday, July 28.

Dakota Ridge is on its way to becoming a winter destination for local people and tourists.

The Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources did not consult the Sechelt Indian Band (SIB) before allowing mine staking within its traditional territory, despite Supreme Court of Canada decisions requiring consultation, according to a letter