Local News

Divers from Pelagic Technologies recently revisited the platform they installed as part of NEPTUNE Canada's cabled sea floor observatory, to fix some problems and add new cameras.

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for Sept. 11 to 18: Sometime between Sept. 8 and 9, a shoplifter was witnessed stealing a large amount of bulk candy from a business in the 1100 block of Highway 101.

A 56-year-old Kelowna man has died of his injuries following a serious accident in Madeira Park Tuesday morning. The man was airlifted to Vancouver General Hospital and died as a result of his extensive injuries just after 2 p.m. on Sept. 18.

Effective immediately the Sunshine Coast Regional District has enacted stage three watering restrictions for all Sunshine Coast water users. According to the SCRD, the Coast water supply is at risk due to prolonged dry weather.

The Onni development may change again to include more units and hook up to Sechelt's sewer system.

Parking fines in the Town of Gibsons are poised to increase for the first time in 17 years. On Sept.

Five-year-old Rylan Johnstone will be heading to China in just two weeks with his mom and grandma, who hope the stem cell treatments he gets there might cure his blindness. The family leaves on Sept.

After being selected as contract manager for the Sunshine Coast housing committee, the Sunshine Coast Community Services Society (SCCSS) has begun the hunt to hire a coordinator.

A proposal to develop a reservoir for the Chapman Creek watershed has been held over until next month.

Trustees authorized a huge expenditure at their first school board meeting of the year on Sept. 11, voting to send $600,000 of unrestricted surplus out to Coast schools.