Local News

The Gibsons Legion hall was packed to standing room for the Gibsons council all-candidates meeting on Nov. 6. Written questions, randomly selected from numerous entries, were posed to the candidates seeking seats at the next council table.

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for Nov. 1 to Nov. 7 A witness called in a report of a vehicle driving around the 500 block of Gower Point Road, where the occupants were lighting off fireworks and smashing bottles on the ground.

A new, permanent public engagement website will give British Columbians an opportunity to review and comment on proposed angling, hunting and trapping regulations.

The province is encouraging eligible voters in B.C. to participate in the local government election process and to vote in their communities on Saturday, Nov. 19.

The process of applying for and paying off student loans is simpler, now that the provincial and federal governments have integrated their federal and provincial student loan programs and agreed on a single set of rules and forms.

Ensuring seniors in B.C. are supported to live healthy, independent lives is the focus of Senior's Fall Prevention Awareness week, Nov. 7 to 13. Falls are the most common cause of injury among British Columbia seniors.

Community Futures Development Corporation of the Sunshine Coast (CFSC) is leading the charge to ensure business succession planning in our area.

A Sunshine Coast RCMP investigation continues into a serious three-vehicle collision that closed Highway 101 for several hours last Thursday afternoon. On Nov. 3 at approx 4:20 p.m.

Four and a half year old Rylan Johnstone is much closer to getting the stem cell therapy his family hopes will restore his sight in China, with more than $13,000 raised for the cause so far.

The Sunshine Coast Regional District took a step closer Oct. 27 to the realization of economic collaboration between local governments on the Coast.