Local News

GreenJobsBC will be holding a town hall event in Gibsons this Saturday to discuss possibilities for a green economy, and get feedback from citizens about their goals for creating local jobs that are good for the economy and the environment.

The Gibsons unit of the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue (RCMSAR) had a busy Easter long weekend with a number of calls.

School District No. 46 ACE-IT carpentry program students competed in the Regional Skills Canada competition held at Howe Sound Secondary School in Squamish last month.

It’s due in part to the work of volunteers on the Coast that seniors are able to stay in their homes longer and those volunteers were thanked during an appreciation tea on April 10.

The District of Sechelt will spend up to $10,000 to install wireless Internet access points atop light posts in downtown Sechelt at the urging of Sechelt Innovations Ltd. (SIL).

Gambier Island residents and local governments in Howe Sound are trying to put the brakes on plans that would see an estimated 25 per cent of the island logged out.

Thanks to an injection of $100,000 and a bid coming in well below budget, work to restore the Davis Bay Wharf will begin next month. The District of Sechelt held a press conference April 14 to announce it had accepted Heavy Metal Marine Ltd.

Changes at the new sewer treatment plant site in Sechelt have used up nearly $400,000 of the District’s $500,000 contingency fund, project coordinator Paul Nash reported at the April 9 committee of the whole meeting.

On April 8 at about 7:15 p.m. a vehicle smashed into a white scooter sitting for sale on Fairway Avenue in Sechelt and owner Merideth Frost is looking for the community’s assistance to catch the culprit.

Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) planning staff were recommending a text change to the Halfmoon Bay official community plan (OCP) to address concerns raised during a second public hearing, held April 8 at Coopers Green Hall.