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Workers at Christensen Village in Gibsons have joined the Hospital Employees' Union (HEU) and plan to have the union bargain on their behalf for higher wages, more staff and a safer working environment at the seniors' care home.

Christine Wood Dale Allenback and his business partner Denis Goulah are planning to build a new 227-unit congregate care seniors' housing complex in Sechelt. They are holding an open house to unveil their plans to the public on Sept. 6 at 7 p.m.

The Arrowhead Centre Society will be able to survive for at least one more month thanks to $750 worth of personal donations to the centre and a $4,000 interim funding grant from Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) this week.

Jim Westell is an unlikely hero. The shy, unassuming man is an electrician at Howe Sound Pulp and Paper Mill. On Jan. 30 his clear, courageous acts saved the life of his workmate, fellow electrician Bill Perry.

The spike in construction on the Sunshine Coast and the flood of young, inexperienced workers filling in the gaps on worksites has some people concerned about safety. Ken Boucher, a regional prevention manager with Worksafe B.C.

A Gibsons boater who flew overboard and clung to his motor for three hours without a life jacket was rescued after a resident spotted him through her telescope. In response to the mayday call in the early evening of Aug.

Access Challenge 2006 lived up to its name for Gibsons resident Kenn Quayle who admitted the event was extremely challenging at times, but also freeing and inspiring. The Aug.

Editor's note: This is part six of Cathie Roy's diary, a seven-part series on the recent Pulling Together canoe voyage designed to bring together First Nations, youth and police forces.

Premier Gordon Campbell paid a visit to the Liberal Powell River Sunshine Coast Riding Association on Sunday to help "rally the troops" in preparation for the party convention in November.

The Diocese of New Westminster is greening up its churches. Through a number of initiatives, the Anglican Church of Canada's churches on the Coast - St. Bartholemew's in Gibsons, St. Hilda's in Sechelt and St.