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Caravan World Rhythms and the Sunshine Coast Dance Society are teaming up to present Brazilian Carnaval, featuring Aché Brasil, on Saturday, Feb. 23. Caravan's dance plus performance and workshop series climaxes with Brazilian Carnaval.

The fourth session of B.C.'s 38th parliament kicked off on Tuesday with a throne speech heavy on green initiatives but lacking in substance, said Powell River-Sunshine Coast MLA Nicholas Simons.

A former Sunshine Coast RCMP officer has been found not guilty of sex crimes. Gary Rudy Groenke, 48, was acquitted of all three charges in Supreme court in Victoria Friday, Feb. 8.

On Tuesday, Feb.

Sunshine Coast RCMP are seeking the public's assistance to locate a man wanted in connection with an alleged sexual assault on a B.C. Transit bus. According to police, on Feb. 10 between 8:30 and 9 p.m.

Last Saturday, about 80 people showed up at the Seaside Centre for a public meeting concerning the impact of the rising Canadian dollar and whether the impact on the average person will be as bad as some people fear.

The District of Sechelt's top priority for 2008 is getting closer to takeoff.

More than 100 Sunshine Coast music students have received financial assistance through Coast Recital Society (CRS) scholarships since 1998.

Sechelt artist Patricia Crucil is part of the latest exhibition at the Vancouver Museum.

Livestock farmers in Powell River won't be able to turn a profit under new regulations introduced by the province in Sept. 2007, says the Powell River Regional District (PRRD) - and they're taking their message to the province.