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The last time I attended school in Thailand was around the first week in October when the students were gearing up for their end of semester exams.

Gibsons council and staff achieved another milestone on Friday morning breaking ground on the town's new wastewater treatment plant.

It took two years for the Ministry of Education to deny the Sechelt Indian Government District's (SIGD) request for a seat on the local school board.

The Tetrahedron Outdoor Club is a non-profit society that promotes outdoor recreation on the Sunshine Coast. For the past six years, the club has presented the world-renowned Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour on the Sunshine Coast.

This year's celebration of conservation, hosted by the Sunshine Coast Conservation Association (SCCA), promises to be every bit as good as last year's fabulous Stickleback Social.

Howe Sound Pulp and Paper (HSPP) is planning to get into the energy game.

The Ruby Lake Lagoon Nature Reserve Society will likely not get a $275,000 grant from the federal government. "If this doesn't go through, it's a very sad day for the community," said Michael Jackson, president of the non-profit society.

The five Gibsons men accused in the Pender Harbour May Day assaults will go to trial starting June 13, 2005.

Two families, the Claytons and the Sangaras, have offered to donate close to 45 acres of land to Capilano College to build an expanded Sechelt campus. The land is located north of Chatelech Secondary School, beyond the playing fields.

The 2963 Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Army Cadet Corps will participate in their second annual display and vigil at the cenotaph in Sechelt this year. There is a lot of interest from the community to help out the cadets once again.