Local News

Roberts Creek is the place to be to celebrate Earth Day on April 20. Participants can enjoy an amazing array of local entertainment from noon to 5 p.m. at the pier, while learning about community and environmental issues.

The annual Roberts Creek community clean up is fast approaching and volunteers are needed to do their part. The clean up takes place from April 20 to May 17 and is an opportunity to get the litter out of local ditches and off roadsides.

Editor's note: This is part one of a two-part series on emergency preparedness. Part two will run in the April 18 edition.In an emergency like a fire, flood, earthquake, windstorm or a medical emergency, the number one thing not to do is panic.

School District No. 46 (SD46) staff and trustees still have some number crunching to do before finalizing its 2008/09 budget. On Tuesday night, secretary treasurer Andrea deBucy gave an overview of the preliminary budget at the SD46 board meeting.

Member of parliament Blair Wilson and his wife have launched a countersuit against Wilson's father-in-law, claiming William Lougheed unlawfully redirected money from his late wife's estate and defamed Wilson in the media.

Funds from B.C. Housing will go a long way towards establishing a new Arrowhead Centre on the former RCMP building property on Dolphin Street this summer.

ETHOS Career Management Group is excited to introduce the launch of Experience Works-mobile to four new locations in B.C., including the Sunshine Coast.

After four separate incidences of vandalism in March, the owner of downtown Sechelt's 420 Hemp Shop is considering closing his shop for good.

Federal-provincial grants towards unglamorous but important infrastructure projects in Gibsons and the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) were announced last Saturday at a ceremony at Gibsons municipal hall. B.C.

Women from across the Sunshine Coast gathered last Saturday at the seniors activity centre in Sechelt to talk, share knowledge, define areas that need change and bolster each other in their determination to continually work towards a better tomorrow