Skip to content

Highlights

Art Beat: New chapter for Off the Page

Art Beat: New chapter for Off the Page

The Off the Page theatre series that presents dramatized readings by local (and almost local) playwrights has announced a new production team.
'Everybody wanted this little cub to survive': Sunshine Coast bear dies after car strike

'Everybody wanted this little cub to survive': Sunshine Coast bear dies after car strike

'In this world of turmoil, there are still many caring people around who are willing, at a moment's notice, to spend considerable time and effort to rescue injured wildlife': Despite an extraordinary effort from local volunteers and experts – and a police escort to the wildlife centre – the young cub succumbed to his injuries.
Good Birding: You’ve likely heard this nightingale relative’s evening serenades

Good Birding: You’ve likely heard this nightingale relative’s evening serenades

After one of the coldest Aprils on record, May was one of the warmest, with official temperatures above 31C in Gibsons and Sechelt on the 15th. It has also been exceptionally dry with the only precipitation falling on the 5th.
B.C.'s opioid crisis includes 'the drug war,' report says

B.C.'s opioid crisis includes 'the drug war,' report says

"If there's no peace for the people, there'll be no rest for the government."
Sexual assault assistance and timely support backlogged, B.C. provider says

Sexual assault assistance and timely support backlogged, B.C. provider says

Most sexual assaults come at the hands of an intimate partner and femicide rates have spiked 27 per cent since the COVID-19 pandemic, aid organizations report.
qRD wants First Nations added to section 90 of Community Charter

qRD wants First Nations added to section 90 of Community Charter

Section 90 refers to meetings that may or must be closed to the public
Sechelt Skies: How to pick out the moon’s 'Mare Crisium' – Sea of Crises

Sechelt Skies: How to pick out the moon’s 'Mare Crisium' – Sea of Crises

Also, detailing Johannes Kepler's many contributions to astronomy.
shíshálh Nation proposes two reservoirs to address water crisis

shíshálh Nation proposes two reservoirs to address water crisis

The goal is to have the first reservoir ready by 2024: lhe hiwus yalxwemult (Chief Lenora Joe)
Bright orange ocean water being tested by B.C. scientists

Bright orange ocean water being tested by B.C. scientists

"It was thick. You couldn't even see the water, like under the water. It was just straight orange."
Kisses and Kicks: Kicks to the maskless, kisses to those concerned about the garbage man

Kisses and Kicks: Kicks to the maskless, kisses to those concerned about the garbage man

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