Local News

A 43-year-old Sechelt man is facing possible trafficking charges after Sunshine Coast RCMP made an arrest on Jan. 28. Last Friday RCMP conducted a search warrant at a home near the 5700 Block of Sechelt Inlet Road where the man was arrested.

Baby Boomers in Sechelt, like their counterparts around the rest of the country, have a troubling lack of awareness about Alzheimer's disease, according to a new on-line survey. "The gap in awareness in B.C.

As the 2011 budget unfolds, cycling advocates are asking the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) to put some money aside for increased bicycle parking at SCRD facilities.

Members of the Sechelt Indian Band (SIB) will soon be casting their ballots. The band membership will vote on Feb. 26 for one chief and four councillors.

Service Canada has returned to the Coast, at least for two days a month. Sechelt's Service BC office will now offer Service Canada scheduled service on every fourth Tuesday and Wednesday of the month from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and 8:30 a.

Worksafe BC is in the preliminary stages of an investigation into a fatal logging accident that killed a local logger Jan. 28.

Sechelt Coun. Alice Janisch sniffed her way to a decision while rating three different sewage treatment plants she toured recently along with Mayor Darren Inkster. In her report to council Jan.

Recreationists will find new hours at the Gibsons and Area Community Centre come spring. Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) directors voted Jan. 20 to amend the operating hours of the facility to be more consistent day-to-day.

Story: More than 100 Coast residents turned out Monday night, most over the age of 40, to listen and contribute ideas on what to do about one of the Coast's dwindling resources - young people.

Proponents of Pacific Arbour Retirement Com-munities were amazed at the interest in their proposal during various information sessions held on the Coast this week.