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Letter: Campers, it's time to re-think fires

Letter: Campers, it's time to re-think fires

'While campers go home to air out camping gear and wash smoke from their clothes, we don’t have the luxury of washing smoke out of our house. nor the particulates from our lungs.'
All boats finish 36th Annual Malaspina Regatta despite light winds

All boats finish 36th Annual Malaspina Regatta despite light winds

The first leg of the race had a light breeze from the south (despite a strong wind warning for a northwesterly) propelling the fleet out of Lee Bay to Hospital Reef at a somewhat tolerable clip.
Letters: Get it built, before another 50 years pass

Letters: Get it built, before another 50 years pass

Your article “Gibsons bypass recommended” (Aug. 1, page 1) brought back some memories. In the fall of 1976, I was employed by Crippen Engineering in North Vancouver.
What’s happening with the crosswalk installation in Elphinstone?

What’s happening with the crosswalk installation in Elphinstone?

'The ministry anticipates completion of the crosswalk by the end of September, subject to any further delays in material supply.'
Sunshine Coast Whale Festival success

Sunshine Coast Whale Festival success

The inaugural Sunshine Coast Whale Festival Aug. 14 to 17, hosted by Ocean Wise, BlueAct Marine Society, Sunshine Coast Conservation Association and Loon Foundation, held programming across the Sunshine Coast.
Letter: Is this what young people deserve?

Letter: Is this what young people deserve?

'Are we seeing the continued sidelining of young people’s rights to a climate-safe future, leaving them with no choice but to litigate?'
B.C. Ferries applies to avoid paying rebate to customers

B.C. Ferries applies to avoid paying rebate to customers

The company says it wants to use the rebate money to offset fare price increases that are expected to come in 2029.
Kisses and kicks: Kicks for dumping fish carcasses, kisses to Camp Elphinstone Alumni Day organizers

Kisses and kicks: Kicks for dumping fish carcasses, kisses to Camp Elphinstone Alumni Day organizers

Here are the good deeds (and not so good deeds) that happened in our Coast community this week!
St. Bart’s celebrates the past and present

St. Bart’s celebrates the past and present

Join us Sunday, Aug. 24 in remembering Bartholomew, our patron saint and one of Jesus’ 12 disciples.
Celebrating 25 years of championing third age education: ElderCollege fall registration open

Celebrating 25 years of championing third age education: ElderCollege fall registration open

Sunshine Coast ElderCollege presents 17 upcoming fall courses and one special, free lecture.