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Making it easier to talk about drinking too much

Making it easier to talk about drinking too much

Stigma stops patients and doctors from discussing alcohol use disorder, say authors of a guide on how to change that.
B.C. family reeling after cancer diagnosis

B.C. family reeling after cancer diagnosis

The couple is trying to survive on one income.
'Everyone wants to be Barbie': Top Halloween costumes in B.C.

'Everyone wants to be Barbie': Top Halloween costumes in B.C.

Blond wigs are selling fast.
Photos: Inside the District of Sechelt's new Operations Centre

Photos: Inside the District of Sechelt's new Operations Centre

After a decade working out of tents and temporary structures, the District of Sechelt’s Public Works and Parks departments moved into the new operations centre on Dusty Road over the summer. Offices, industrial bays and break areas are among the building’s amenities. Sechelt held an open house Oct. 12 and invited the public to tour the brand-new facility.
Safety alert: Canada-wide recall of gun safes due to 'risk of death'

Safety alert: Canada-wide recall of gun safes due to 'risk of death'

The wrong person could open this safe because of a programming error.
Art Beat: Art Crawl, Krystle Dos Santos in Pender Harbour, coming up on Halloween

Art Beat: Art Crawl, Krystle Dos Santos in Pender Harbour, coming up on Halloween

Also, Pirates of Penzance coming to Davis Bay in the spring
Paper Excellence CEO refuses to face federal committee, prompts threat of legal summons

Paper Excellence CEO refuses to face federal committee, prompts threat of legal summons

NDP MP Charlie Angus has submitted a notice of motion to issue a legal summons for Paper Excellence CEO Jackson Wijaya, after the forestry tycoon refused to appear before a federal committee.
Gumboot Nation: Remembering Hans

Gumboot Nation: Remembering Hans

Also, Art Crawl highlights to hit in Roberts Creek
B.C. broker took $329K from seniors, falsified documents, bought real estate

B.C. broker took $329K from seniors, falsified documents, bought real estate

Financial service regulators found insurance broker and mutual fund dealer Alvinder Singh Gill misappropriated over $329,000 of retirement savings from an elderly Langley couple.
SCRD reopens Cliff Gilker Park following week of heavy rains

SCRD reopens Cliff Gilker Park following week of heavy rains

Just in time for the weekend, the Sunshine Coast Regional District reopened Roberts Creek's Cliff Gilker Park Friday. The district closed the park Wednesday as waterways swelled from heavy rains.