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Sprockids learn from the pros

On Saturday, May 13, twelve Norco Team and staff riders put on a riding clinic for members of the Sprockids Coastriders mountain bike club.

Visionary educator wins award

Sunshine Coast resident Dr. Gillian Kydd was in Calgary last week to receive a Woman of Vision Award sponsored by Global TV and the YWCA.

Pole to Pole 2006

If you're between 18 and 28 years old, you have the opportunity to become part of an epic project that centres around the first human-powered journey from the South to North Pole called Pole to Pole 2006: Inspirational Insanity.

The other Sunshine Coast

Although we like to think we're unique in the world, there is another Sunshine Coast on the planet.

Hydro customer bills to shut down grow-ops

The province passed a law last week giving local authorities access to hydro bills to enter homes with high power consumption in an effort to shut down marijuana grow-operations.

Experts discuss arsenic

The Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) Authority hosted a forum on arsenic in drinking water last weekend where experts passed on their scientific knowledge to the community.

BIA levy rejected

The Sechelt Downtown Business Association (SDBA) future is unclear after Sechelt council denied their request for a new business improvement area (BIA) levy that would have funded the group's efforts this year.

Students fundraising for expedition

Twenty-two students from the Coast are fundraising for an important trip to the Ostional Wildlife Reserve in Costa Rica where they will help researchers protect, count and record data on Olive Ridley sea turtles.

Three days on the high seas

Six Sea Cadets from Gibsons Conway Division had a fun-filled three days on the high seas last weekend.

Hip Hip Hooray this month

Hip Hip Hooray celebrates its 15th year nationally and its second on the Sunshine Coast this month. Hip Hip Hooray is a short walk symbolic of the return to mobility that patients gain through orthopedic surgery and promotes bone and joint health.