Local News

Water levels in Chapman Lake and Creek, the Sunshine Coast's major drinking water source, have started to drop as the last of the snow pack in the mountains has almost melted.

Bill Bennett, Minister of Energy and Mines, announced July 18 that BC Hydro will offer new options for customers who have put their smart meters on hold.

Advocates for the homeless on the Sunshine Coast are trying to set up a cold weather shelter that will be open every night from the beginning of November to the end of March.

A business licence cancelled by a bylaw officer was re-instated by Sechelt council Wednesday night.

The Town of Gibsons released its annual report for 2012 this week, highlighting a year of milestones in a format that is intended to be more readable and accessible to the public than past reports.

Some user fees are getting bumped up at the Dakota Ridge Recreation Area, the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) community services committee decided July 11.

Michael Kerry Hunter Jones of Gibsons and two other men charged in the 2011 killing of gang member Jonathan Bacon will be back in court on July 30.

A developer who is pitching "the greenest multi-family building in Canada" for the Gibsons waterfront has been sent back to the drawing board. Salish Sea Environmental Enterprises Ltd.

Some new information on Sechelt's wastewater treatment plant was given to about 50 residents who came to a technical review session July 16 at the Seaside Centre.

A landmark in Gibsons since 1963, St. Mary's Catholic Church is being torn down this week to make way for a new church building to house the 200-plus parishioners who congregate there weekly.