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Letters: Choose to define –– not lose –– seaside character

Letters: Choose to define –– not lose –– seaside character

'Right now, we get a mixture of architecture that does not suit our town but because there is no specific definition of “seaside character” it is easy to approve anything that comes to the table.'
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Nature and spirit mingle in painter’s visions at Gibsons Public Market

Nature and spirit mingle in painter’s visions at Gibsons Public Market

An exhibition of mixed-media works by one of the Sunshine Coast’s most active art instructors will culminate mid-month at the Gibsons Public Market. For painter Sheri Peters, the vision for such a collection of ethereal portrayals doesn’t come into focus until the canvases themselves are completed. 
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Sunshine Coast Community Futures launches business accelerator

Sunshine Coast Community Futures launches business accelerator

Community Futures Development Corporation of the Sunshine Coast (CFDC-SC) is launching a Coast Catalyst Business Accelerator Program, an initiative designed to empower entrepreneurs on the Sunshine Coast to develop, refine, and scale their businesses
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Annual heritage event recalls bygone recreation

Annual heritage event recalls bygone recreation

A province-wide celebration of British Columbia heritage this month will commemorate historical leisure activities. Heritage Week, a project of the non-profit advocacy organization Heritage BC, takes place annually in mid-February.
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'Serious' crash closes Highway 101 in Roberts Creek

'Serious' crash closes Highway 101 in Roberts Creek

The highway is closed in both directions between Flume Road and Roberts Creek with a detour available through Lower Road or Lockyer Road. Drive BC says there's a detour via Beach Avenue using Marlene Road and Robert Creeks Road. 
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Letters: Echoing Ti’ta crosswalk concern

Letters: Echoing Ti’ta crosswalk concern

'Drivers round the sharp curve into the hospital lot where people on foot may be crossing, often seniors walking slowly while drivers may be stressed and in a hurry as they look for a (scarce) parking spot.'
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Letters: Helicopters carry more than wood into the Tetrahedron

Letters: Helicopters carry more than wood into the Tetrahedron

'Although it may not seem necessary to transport wood for the cabin stoves in the Tetrahedron Park that is not the sole purpose of the helicopter use.'
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When caring goes full circle caring: One doctor, four generations

When caring goes full circle caring: One doctor, four generations

Born at Sechelt | shíshálh Hospital in 2021, Gia represents the newest member of the Marino family and the second of Joe and Mandi’s children.
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SCRD Briefs: Chaster well upgrade costs escalate

SCRD Briefs: Chaster well upgrade costs escalate

Chaster well upgrades, resolutions for the AVICC convention, and more considered at Jan. 23 Sunshine Coast Regional District board meeting.
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Updated: All papers have been delivered

Updated: All papers have been delivered

The Feb. 7 print edition of Coast Reporter has been delayed because of icy and snowy conditions on the Sunshine Coast.
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