Local News

With the results in from community assessment project Vital Signs, Coast residents can now see how the community stacks up, relative to provincial and national averages, on everything from transportation to arts and culture.

Town of Gibsons council has returned from the annual Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) conference netting good discussions with the province on Gibsons Way, local elections process and the possibility of a Gibsons community forest.

The Town of Gibsons is moving ahead with plans to bring in curbside recycling pickup and an enhanced recycling depot to the Town. Council voted Tuesday, Oct.

It's been five years from an idea to the opening kick-off, but Pender Harbour now has a competition level sports field. Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) staff officially opened the field at a ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 26.

Sechelt council lobbied for airport funds, mining royalties, and repairs to Highway 101 at this year's Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) Convention held last week in Vancouver.

The Town of Gibsons has been recognized as a leader in sustainable planning and development by the Community Energy Association (CEA), which honoured the Town on Thursday with an energy and climate action award for community planning and development.

Keats and Gambier island residents will continue to have access to the Langdale float, at least until Nov. 30, while Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) staff make arrangements for a new float. Rob Clarke, B.C.

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for Sept. 29 to Oct. 6: Police attended to a single vehicle incident in the 1100 bloc of Roberts Creek Road after a caller reported a loud crash.

The Town of Gibsons harbour plan is under way with no shortage of public involvement at the first public meeting Sept. 24. "It was excellent. We had over 200 people show up," said Chris Marshall, director of planning.

The federal government is providing more than $700,000 for the Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden Society (SCBGS) to put in a new building and develop infrastructure around its new garden in West Sechelt.