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The Sunshine Coast has a new boat made in Germany - and it isn't a new B.C. ferry! The Sunshine Dragons dragon boat division of the Gibsons Paddle Club welcomed their new boat to Mackenzie Marina in Porpoise Bay last Saturday.

The Sechelt Community Forest has joined the Coast's major forestry operators in voicing serious concerns about the Strategic Land and Resource Plan (SLRP) now being pursued between the provincial government and four Sunshine Coast First Nations.

West Sechelt Elementary School (WSES) staff and students have been sponsoring a school in the Mathare slum located in Nairobi, Kenya. WSES is in its third year of sponsorship, dubbed Project Hope, and have raised more than $20,000 to date.

The fact that it took the Liberal Party of Canada almost two months to decide to turf Blair Wilson as a candidate shows the stark contrast between the Liberals and Conservatives on the question of trust and accountability, Tory candidate John Weston

While many people took advantage of the Christmas season to enjoy some time off, 16-year-old Quinn Runkle spent most of it working towards a better tomorrow. From Dec.

Learning about wetland restoration, the rarity of stickleback salmon, how to observe nature and what it takes to create a green building are just some of the programs that will benefit from provincial funding in 2008.

St. Andrews Anglican Church in Pender Harbour has joined other Anglican churches in B.C. in fulfilling their "sacred duty" to support the carbon tax now being considered as an item for the 2008 provincial budget to be delivered in February. Rev.

Every year since 1996 the Sunshine Coast Hospice has held a special event in Snickett Park on Jan. 1 called Lighting the Memories. This ceremony officially completes the annual Lights of Life program that happens each December in Gibsons and Sechelt.

Greg Amos/Staff Writer Local farmers are campaigning to fight the Ministry of Health's new meat inspection regulation (MIR) that came into effect across B.C. in late September.

Nominations for this years' awards of excellence for Sunshine Coast women came to a close Nov. 30. As a kick-off to the judging process, a meet and greet breakfast was held on Dec.