Highlights

Here are the good deeds (and not so good deeds) that happened in our Coast community this week!

METCHOSIN, B.C. — Two women are dead and two men are in critical condition after what police say was a suspected group drug overdose at a Vancouver Island beach parking area.

The diverse skills and creativity on display by local and visiting artists, musicians, and chefs at this year’s Hackett Park Artisan Fair Aug. 17 and 18 was inspiring. The event, now in its 36th year, attracts close to 5,000 visitors over two days, bringing together friends and family who meet to browse the booths, listen to music, enjoy the sunshine, and maybe share a hand-crafted treat.

Police believe 20 people in Surrey, Richmond and White Rock fell victim to her act.

As September arrives, there are many operating hours that change. For our lovely Harbour Gallery, Sunday, Sept. 1, will be the final full-time opening day for the summer season. For the rest of September, the gallery will be open Saturdays only, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

There’s a significant rise in e-scooter and e-bike related injuries that protective gear and slower speeds could help mitigate.

Also, it's the last weekend of Slow Sundays

TORONTO — When August rolled around, April Hicke realized the $100 she typically gives her 13-year-old son to update his wardrobe in time for school to start was no longer enough.

The Labour Day weekend represents grand finales for the free summer-long music series that entertained audiences in Gibsons, Sechelt and Roberts Creek.