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A prominent Sechelt man is facing a minimum of 10 years in a U.S. prison for trying to smuggle more than 30 kilograms of cocaine into Canada.

Pan Pacific Aggregates has no intention of mining any of the residential properties the company has staked for mineral tenure, according to Pan Pacific geologist Richard Munroe.

Tuesday's all-candidates meeting in Sechelt ran without a hitch. The seated crowd at Raven's Cry Theatre watched fairly quietly as the candidates stuck to talking about the issues and stayed away from personal attacks.

Sunshine Coast RCMP are still investigating a two-vehicle accident that tied up traffic for hours last Friday. On Friday morning, April 29, a City Transfer truck was involved in a minor accident with a small sports utility vehicle on Hwy.

The Music Makers adult choir is sponsoring a gospel workshop on the Sunshine Coast May 14 to 15 at St. John's United Church.

A mining claims rush on the Sechelt Peninsula has become an election issue in this riding. The Green and NDP candidates both were on the attack this week, criticizing the Liberal government for a new online claim-staking system.

Two candidates in the Powell River-Sunshine Coast riding survived a marathon all-candidates' meeting last week, while one didn't attend. B.C.

Women suffering with postpartum depression now have a source of support on the Coast.

The Sunshine Coast Court Watch group is protesting what it calls a "very lenient" sentence for a dangerous driver who smashed into a police car during a high-speed getaway.

Kenneth McNevin has been found not guilty by reason of a mental disorder of abducting two three-year-old children.