Local News

First responders airlifted a seriously injured man from a beach in Jervis Inlet after the 24-year-old crashed his aluminum boat into a rocky shoreline on Feb. 27.

Crew members from Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue (RCMSAR) station 12 (Halfmoon Bay) and station 14 (Gibsons) recently completed an advanced level of marine first aid and first responder training.

The Town of Gibsons is requesting input on 12 critical topics for the future of the Town.

Elphinstone Secondary School's Clare Lyle came home from Toronto with an $80,000 scholarship after successfully wowing judges in five separate interviews during the weekend of Feb. 15.

Concerns over how the District of Sechelt leverages affordable housing from developers was the topic of discussion when a rezoning application for a clustered housing development on Tower Road came forward Feb. 19.

Gibsons council is moving forward with a plan to raise water revenues by 10 per cent this year -but rate increases could range from three per cent for multi-family properties to 15 per cent for high-use industrial-commercial-institutional (ICI) prope

The Roberts Creek Community School Society received some good news late last week as their proposal Mind the Gap - Building Bridges for Youth in Transition was approved for funding under the drug strategy community initiatives fund through Health Can

Sunshine Coast Search and Rescue crews safely located a group of three teenagers Sunday afternoon in Tetrahedron Provincial Park. Search manager Alec Tebbutt said SAR was called around 9:30 a.m. when the three teens missed their check-in time.

Well over 100 outdoor enthusiasts interested in tourism and intrigued about a rumoured new endeavour came together to network and learn more on Feb. 20 at Let's Gather! A Sunshine Coast Tourism Networking Event.

A new catchment area has been approved for West Sechelt Elementary School in an effort to address overcrowding issues that are expected to get worse in the future. Last year School District No.