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Canada Day Parade draws crowds to downtown Sechelt, July 1

Canada Day Parade draws crowds to downtown Sechelt, July 1

The 11-day syíyaya Days celebration culminated with the parade, followed by activities in Hakett Park.
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Letters: Is the Gibsons Seawalk actually accessible?

Letters: Is the Gibsons Seawalk actually accessible?

Editor: The Town of Gibsons website page that promotes the Seawalk states: “The Gibsons Seawalk … is suitable for ‘people with mobility issues.
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Powell River mill property sales agreement reached

Powell River mill property sales agreement reached

Domtar and Cranberry Business Park Ltd. come to terms over Catalyst Paper Tis’kwat mill site
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Letters: AI environmentally destructive

Letters: AI environmentally destructive

'I don’t buy the claim that AI will solve its own problems and save us. It’s not just a brain, it has a body and the needs to feed it are inherently ecologically destructive.'
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Canada Day events on the Sunshine Coast: parades, pancakes and a flyby

Canada Day events on the Sunshine Coast: parades, pancakes and a flyby

In Sechelt, July 1 marks the end of syíyaya Days, an 11-day, community wide celebration of Indigenous culture, which includes Canada Day.
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Of a certain age: Writing about Canada Day in a time of reckoning

Of a certain age: Writing about Canada Day in a time of reckoning

This Canada Day, wear that red-and-white and wave that flag -- or don't. That's the joy of freedom.
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Letters: Use volunteers to repair bridges

Letters: Use volunteers to repair bridges

'I would like to know how the Coast Mountain Bike Trail Association (CMBTA) was able to construct new bridges over Langdale Creek without significant issues, volunteer help, and limited budget while the SCRD cannot repair the bridges in Cliff Gilker after years.'
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No wildfire risk from house fire near Gibsons

No wildfire risk from house fire near Gibsons

A house fire on Bridgeman Road Monday morning has been quelled and does not pose a wildfire risk, according to the RCMP. RCMP were first on scene to the call that came in about 11 a.m.
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Letters: Subtle persistence of creatives inspires

Letters: Subtle persistence of creatives inspires

'Creativity takes many forms on the Sunshine Coast. Artists, chefs, florists, gardeners, these are readily imagined creative people. I used to imagine those folks getting a little light bulb over their heads and then making whatever it is they make, and making it well.'
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Black bear struck by vehicle on Sea to Sky Highway euthanized

Black bear struck by vehicle on Sea to Sky Highway euthanized

The BC Conservation Officer Service responded to the injured animal sitting on its hind legs on the highway near Squamish.
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