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Dumping is illegal so why do it?

Dumping is illegal so why do it?

For a community that prides itself on its environmental activism and championing of the environment, some of us are just downright pigs. Yes, you read right, pigs. The amount of illegal dumping that is going on up and down the Coast is staggering.
Cathie's cleaning up for spring

Cathie's cleaning up for spring

For all my life, spring has meant clean up to me. When I was a kid, the walls were scrubbed, the ceiling washed (a death-defying trick for the short members of my family) and the ratty old linoleum floor polished to an unbelievable brilliance.
The blue wave versus orange crush

The blue wave versus orange crush

You can never accuse Canadian politics of being boring. Monday's night's federal election was full of enough drama, political intrigue, jubilation, history - and, in some cases, horror - to make any Hollywood script writer envious.
Go out and get your vote on May 2

Go out and get your vote on May 2

The lowest voter turnout since confederation - did I really just read that? Scrolling through my Twitter feed last week, a tweet came up from a magazine I follow that said the last Canadian federal election had the lowest turnout since confederation.
Workers still paying a price

Workers still paying a price

Last year 179 workers lost their lives in work-related accidents in B.C. That number is simply unacceptable. No one should wake up one morning, kiss their loved ones goodbye and go to work and die.
It's your right, so get out and vote

It's your right, so get out and vote

I'll admit that the last thing I wanted to see was another election - especially at the federal level. So when the writ was dropped and an election date set for May 2, I was certainly not dancing in the streets.
Ban on leg hold traps must be considered

Ban on leg hold traps must be considered

When news hit our newsroom two weeks ago about Sechelt resident Vicki Starfire and her alarming run-in with a leg-hold trap while out walking along a trail in West Sechelt, we really couldn't believe that the incident happened.
Volunteering: what, who and why

Volunteering: what, who and why

This week marks the 68th National Volunteer Week in Canada, and it's got me thinking about volunteering: what counts, who does it and why.
A rock and a hard place

A rock and a hard place

The latest draft of the Gospel Rock neighbourhood plan is not meeting with much approval, it seems.
A wish list for the future with humour

A wish list for the future with humour

After nearly seven weeks here on the Sunshine Coast, I have settled in and I am starting to feel like an actual resident. After a few logistical struggles, things slowly came together.