Skip to content

Local News

Sechelt asking community associations to suggest affordable housing locations

Sechelt asking community associations to suggest affordable housing locations

Community associations will be asked to identify at least one unused road dedication each
SCRD looks for more time to comply with provincial housing legislation

SCRD looks for more time to comply with provincial housing legislation

Bill 44, enacted by the province last November to help increase the affordable housing supply requires local governments to put changes in place to allow at least one secondary suite or auxiliary dwelling unit in all single unit dwelling residential zones by June 30.
Sechelt firefighters quickly respond to two house fires in one week

Sechelt firefighters quickly respond to two house fires in one week

Firefighters attended to house fires on April 13 and 18, resulting in minimal damage
Outdoor pet areas added to more B.C. Ferries vessels

Outdoor pet areas added to more B.C. Ferries vessels

Dogs on leashes and cats in carriers are now allowed in outdoor pet areas on the Horseshoe Bay-Departure Bay and Horseshoe Bay-Langdale routes aboard the Queen of Surrey and Queen of Coquitlam ferries.
Roberts Creek celebrates Earth Day 2024

Roberts Creek celebrates Earth Day 2024

April 21 was Earth Day in Roberts Creek, and the weather fit the occasion. It was a jam-packed day with live music, a clothing swap, a book sale, a bicycle tune-up shop, community association representatives and of course, a wide variety of food from local vendors.
Two Sunshine Coast ferries expand pet-accessible areas

Two Sunshine Coast ferries expand pet-accessible areas

The Queens of Surrey and Coquitlam, two ferries that travel between Horseshoe Bay and Langdale as well as Horseshoe Bay and Nanaimo, are now allowing dogs on leashes and cats in carriers onto upper outdoor decks in designated areas.
Group releases results for Powell River renaming survey

Group releases results for Powell River renaming survey

Presenter details community poll regarding potential name change for city
Reports show SCRD with a 'clean' audit and many staffers comfortably compensated

Reports show SCRD with a 'clean' audit and many staffers comfortably compensated

MNP LLP Auditors provided an 'unqualified' opinion or 'clean report,'meaning their review indicated that the region’s accounting metrics and policies were fairly presented. 
Donation of scale watershed model will help ground student learning

Donation of scale watershed model will help ground student learning

After five years of being underutilized, Dianne Sanford is excited for the ‘rebirth’ of this educational tool 
B.C. Ferries going back to in-person meetings after safety concerns

B.C. Ferries going back to in-person meetings after safety concerns

B.C. Ferries put the brakes on drop-in meetings after a woman at a meeting on the Sunshine Coast threatened to “take a gun” to everyone.