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Jumpstarting their careers, a group of young aspiring trade workers are lending their hands to Habitat for Humanity.

Speculation on the new tenant for a proposed big box store became official Tuesday with a joint press release from Wesbild and Wal-Mart Canada, confirming the retail giant is indeed proceeding to develop an 115,867 sq. ft.

Directors listened attentively as doctors spoke. They told of grueling shifts in the emergency room followed by long, unfocused days in their clinics.

More than $20,000 in private donations has been secured to try to preserve a 107-hectare parcel of land on Gambier Island.

Hard on the heels of a remarkable academic career, William H. New turned his hand to writing poetry.

Linda Reid, Minister of State for Childcare, announced on Tuesday she is reversing her decision to cut the child care resource and referral (CCRR) budget.

The Sunshine Coast has a substance abuse problem. This is not news. We see evidence of it on our streets, in our families and in our schools.

Housing, from shelter beds to early deferment of property taxes, has priority in this year's provincial budget. On the Coast, there is concern over whether this will help people struggling to put a roof over themselves, and often, their children.

On Wednesday night Sechelt council defeated the Wakefield II proposal that would have included a liquor primary licence bistro amidst three single-family residences and three triplex units at the former Wakefield Inn site in West Sechelt.

Debating the legalization of secondary suites in Gibsons brought together landlords and renters alike at Wednesday's workshop with consulting firm Holland Barrs Planning Group Inc.