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The Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) Authority board has given the green light to a $37.5 million capital expansion of St. Mary's Hospital, which will now go to the Sunshine Coast Regional Hospital District and B.C.

Transportation issues and concerns regarding Highway 101 were highlighted in Victoria Oct. 31. Powell River - Sunshine Coast MLA Nicholas Simons met with Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon -a meeting Simons has had in the works since July.

The Gibsons Coast Guard Auxiliary responded to a code 3 (life threatening) call for help Wednesday at about 4:50 p.m. from a vessel adrift in waters off Gibsons Harbour. "Four of us went out in search of a 56-foot fishing vessel called the Velma C.

If all goes well it won't be long before you'll see Ben Smith's name on a movie marquee. The fitness trainer and youth worker is turning his focus these days to his aspiring film and acting career. Smith has been acting since he was in high school.

St. Mary's Hospital's psychiatric in-patient unit has once again opened its doors after a months-long closure. Since Tuesday, the six-bed facility is now available for 24-hour support and supervision, seven days a week.

Children suffering in impoverished countries are waiting to see if they will be lucky enough to get a gift this Christmas, and you can help.

Many Roberts Creek residents are disturbed that highway crews discarded "slow down" signs painted by children. Capilano Highway Services says its Ministry of Transportation contract requires it remove unauthorized signs in a ministry right-of-way.

Beating drums and singing warrior songs, about 60 people marched through Sechelt Indian Band lands last Friday to take a stand against drug and alcohol abuse and offer help to those afflicted.

Target Developments and Robert Ciccozzi Archi-tecture hosted a public information meeting on Oct. 18 to view and discuss a proposed condominium and retail waterfront development site in Gibsons. The 2.

A 55-year-old Gibsons woman was handed down a four-month jail sentence recently for her part in a marijuana grow operation.