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syíyaya Days, 11 days of celebrating Indigenous culture, starts next week

syíyaya Days, 11 days of celebrating Indigenous culture, starts next week

shíshálh Nation, the syíyaya Reconciliation Movement and the District of Sechelt partnered to host syíyaya Days, June 21 through Canada Day on July 1. Here's the schedule of events.
Bountiful blooms: A tour of the Sunshine Coast's nurseries

Bountiful blooms: A tour of the Sunshine Coast's nurseries

Sunshine Coast nurseries offer an amazing selection for even the most demanding gardener
shíshálh artwork unveiled in honour of late master carver

shíshálh artwork unveiled in honour of late master carver

?antuni Tony Paul’s legacy celebrated with ceremony at Tsain-Ko Centre
Every school on the Coast represented in newly released writing anthology

Every school on the Coast represented in newly released writing anthology

The Coastal Voices anthology is a collaboration between School District 46 and the Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts. Close to 800 submissions were collected from the 3,200-student district.
Coast Academy of Dance dancers conclude challenging year with Celebration

Coast Academy of Dance dancers conclude challenging year with Celebration

The three-hour Celebration show reprised acts that netted the Sechelt-based dance school honours during festivals earlier this year.  
Gibsons author snags prize for Cariboo nursing memoir

Gibsons author snags prize for Cariboo nursing memoir

Marion McKinnon Crook's best-selling book Always Pack a Candle: A Nurse in the Cariboo-Chilcotin chronicles Crook’s tenure as a public health nurse during the 1960s, following her university studies in science and a nursing degree program. 
What bypasses does Highway 101 need? The province wants to know

What bypasses does Highway 101 need? The province wants to know

Is a bypass coming to Highway 101? Probably not an end-to-end one but there could be a series of smaller ones. Public consultations are under way to see what the public has to say.
Sunshine Coast Arena Bowl returns with more than 100 pickleballers

Sunshine Coast Arena Bowl returns with more than 100 pickleballers

Both competitive and convivial, 181 action-packed games were played as Sunshine Coast Pickleball Association members vied for gold, silver and bronze medals in 11 men’s, women’s and mixed categories organized by skill level.
Elphinstone wrestlers bring home three medals from nationals

Elphinstone wrestlers bring home three medals from nationals

The wrestlers' late coach George Richey would’ve been proud.
B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations down; deaths up

B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations down; deaths up

There have not been fewer COVID-19 patients in B.C. ICUs since last July