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Celebrate Rivers Day at the hatchery

Chapman Creek Hatchery is hosting the fourth annual Rivers Day Salmon Festival on Saturday, Oct. 15, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Teachers poised to walk out

Picket lines could be up today (Oct. 7) at schools on the Coast and around the province. On Wednesday night, teachers voted 90.5 per cent in favour of walking off the job. And they won't go back unless they have a new contract.

Two hurt in MVA

Two people were airlifted to hospital in Vancouver after a serious accident in Halfmoon Bay last Thursday.On Sept. 29 around 6 p.m., a three-vehicle accident occurred on Hwy. 101 just south of Tapp Road in Halfmoon Bay.

Low turnout at wastewater meeting

Only about 70 people came to see how the district is planning to spend approximately $18.7 million to upgrade Sechelt's aging sewer system at an open house held last Thursday night.The district hosted a wastewater strategy public open house on Sept.

No ordinary tourist destination

For most of us, attending a family wedding is no big deal. We hop in the car, drive a few miles or perhaps a few days, and there we are. For one Sunshine Coast resident, it wasn't so easy.

SIB, SCRD sign watershed agreement

The Sechelt Nation and Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) made history last Saturday when they signed an agreement to mutually watch over and protect the watershed for future generations.

CTV to shoot Olympic video

Local members of the Spirit of B.C. community committee are ecstatic with the news their "welcome the world" video proposal has been chosen over all others in the province.

Three arrested in pot bust

On Sept. 28, RCMP obtained grounds for a search warrant for a home on Timberline Road in Egmont and arrested two men and one female.According to Const.

Soup, soap and salvation

Glynden and Diane Cross are the new Salvation Army pastors on the Coast, and they are spreading their message of soup, soap and salvation.

Neighbours divided over plan

Neighbours are divided over a plan to regulate the future land use and character of the West Porpoise Bay neighbourhood.At a public hearing held on the newly completed West Porpoise Bay Neighbourhood Plan Sept.