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Grant Lawrence and Howard White take to the Sechelt stage for tales and songs on Sept. 28

189 venues will open their doors Oct. 18 to 20 for the annual Art Crawl

'No' by Deirdre Hofer remains on display at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre in Sechelt until Oct. 5. 

How many species would appear for a Scottish guest on a deadline?

If you turn off the Sunshine Coast Highway near Middlepoint and wind your way down a driveway into the forest, past a garden patch, over a bridge and past a rustic cottage, you will find a designer home, nestled in trees but with a gorgeous south-west view to the ocean and the Vancouver Island mountains far beyond. It’s the dream home of Koen Drugmand and the late Din Ruttelynck, both European-trained architects and both with a love of the natural wildness of the Coast.

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Terry Fox began his renowned cross-Canada run on April 12, 1980, hoping to reach the Pacific Ocean. He was forced to stop outside Thunder Bay, Ontario on Sept. 1 after cancer returned to his lungs. He had run 5,373 kilometres.

BC Ferries is planning to add seven new boats to its fleet –– six of those to replace retiring vessels –– which BCF CEO Nicholas Jimenez says will alleviate stress for the Sunshine Coast, but he wouldn’t at this point commit to a second boat for Route 3 (Langdale-Horseshoe Bay).  

The funding raised locally was the result of a very successful Red Serge Gala, hosted Sept. 10, as well as smaller events, corporate and individual donations pledged to the riders.

Entire 145-page governance audit of District of Sechelt released