Local News

Residents on Gambier Island have once again been targeted by thieves after two break and enter calls last week to seasonal residences. Sunshine Coast RCMP attended Gambier Island on Aug. 17 and 18 to investigate the break-ins. According to Cpl.

New tools are giving the Ministry of Environment's Conservation Officer Service greater access to information to help them monitor wildlife-human conflicts, environmental violations and public safety risks to British Columbians.

A new film festival showcasing local wildlife-inspired short films and documentaries, The Paws and Claws Film Festival, presented by the B.C. SPCA's Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre, (Wild ARC), will make its debut Oct. 31 and run until Nov.

While car accidents resulting in pedestrian deaths are on the rise in Vancouver, here on the Sunshine Coast there doesn't seem to be much cause for concern.

A candlelight memorial has been planned for tonight (Aug. 22) at Spirit Square in Sechelt at 8 p.m. to honour and remember Jack Layton.

More B.C. students will benefit from provincial examination scholarship money for post-secondary education this year as eligibility criteria shifts to better reflect the provincial graduation program.

Sunshine Coast Women's Municipal Campaign School will run again this fall thanks to the huge success of the inaugural event in 2008. Local businesswoman, Margaret Page, will once again spearhead the initiative to involve more women in local politics.

If you see a whale, dolphin, porpoise or sea turtle, the Vancouver Aquarium wants to know. The aquarium's sightings network has a hotline set up at 1-866-I-SAW-ONE, for people to call whenever they spot a resident cetacean.

Davis Bay resident Colleen Adair is taking all the right steps in her effort to raise awareness about women's cancers.

Another successful and fun Children's Festival and Duck Pluck has resulted in more than $5,000 being raised to go towards Early Childhood Development programs managed by Sunshine Coast Community Services Society.