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Howe Sound Pulp and Paper Limited Partnership (HSPP) has reached agreement this week with five of its six participating lenders with respect to a restructuring of Howe Sound's long-term debt.

The Spirit of B.C. Sunshine Coast community committee has a number of free, family-style events planned to celebrate Spirit Week Feb. 8 to 16. The opening ceremonies begin next Friday (Feb.

The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) is "99.99 per cent certain" they'll be opening the doors of Gibsons' new arena and community centre by March 15.

Ferry advisory committees (FACs) across coastal B.C. are starting to find common ground with the Ministry of Transportation (MOT), after banding together to form a new advisory committee meant to relay ferry users' concerns straight to the ministry.

Driftwood Players, the Sunshine Coast's long time amateur theatre company, held a very successful AGM Jan. 17.

On Jan. 24 in a special and moving ceremony in Vancouver a 60-year wrong was finally made right.

A former Sechelt RCMP officer is on trial for charges of sexually assaulting a young male teenager.

The provincial government together with the B.C. School Trustees Association and numerous film industry partners is introducing a new student film project and festival called Reel Vue.

A lot of enthusiasm, a belief in the value of youth and that caring people working together make a difference all form the foundation of Sunshine Coast RCMP Const. Spencer Mylymok's role as youth liaison officer.

An hour a day can make a difference in a child's life, especially if it's spent having fun, making a friend and feeling valued.