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More than 250 delegates from 53 coastal communities spent a weekend in Powell River, covering a range of coastal issues at the Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities convention, April 12 to 14.

Gibsons council has voted to move forward with amendments to the covenant covering the former Christenson property on Shaw Road to allow it to be used for not-for-profit housing that isn’t age restricted.

The federal government has announced tough new restrictions on fishing for Chinook salmon in an effort to protect endangered Fraser River stocks.

Gibsons Public Market hosted a Merchants' Food Festival on Saturday, April 13, showcasing the varied goods on offer daily in the Market – a “celebration of food, fun, and community.

Measles immunization campaign Students with incomplete vaccination records or who don’t have the proper dosage of the measles vaccine will be contacted by Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) as part of a province-wide immunization campaign.

The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) is now accepting applications for the 2019 Waste Reduction Initiatives Program.

The Restorative Justice Program on the Sunshine Coast is among the groups benefitting from $6 million in provincial grants that redistribute money seized as proceeds of crime.

The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) says it has wrapped up its investigation of the death of a suspect being chased by Sunshine Coast RCMP on April 9 and concluded that the man’s death was not the result of “action or inaction” on the part of

Climate change protests, like the one March 15 in Davis Bay, could become a regular occurrence on the Sunshine Coast with the launch of a local movement led by teenagers.

March 2018 crash claimed the life of 29-year-old Brendan Keogh of Ireland