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The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) and Sechelt First Nation are among the organizations to receive grant money for programs to combat the use of crystal meth.

Two weeks after announcing its major 3,000-plus acre land acquisition, Columbia National Investments (CNI) is starting to unveil its development plans.

The Design Management Group's (DMG) plans for a huge expansion at the Sechelt airport have fallen flat and the District of Sechelt is now looking at ways to develop the airport themselves.

A swimming advisory was still in effect Thursday at Armours Beach because of fecal coliform counts, a few days before the Gibsons Sea Cavalcade water events.

Gibsons' Sarah Loverock is safe for another week. The Canadian Idol contestant had a less than perfect performance on Monday night, gaining critical comments from three of the four judges.

The restructure committee's decision to have one cross-boundary vote on restructuring Gibsons, West Howe Sound and Elphinstone into a new municipality was at the forefront of a meeting Tuesday in Victoria with the province's community services minist

The quality of care at Christenson Village in Gibsons is being questioned this week by Powell River - Sunshine Coast MLA Nicholas Simons.

Editor's note: This is part one 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.

Take a bow, Gibsons - you've done yourselves proud. The Communities in Bloom (CIB) judges were very impressed with what they saw during a two-day stay this week.

The Town of Gibsons unveiled its new wastewater treatment plant to the public Tuesday afternoon.