Local News

Two weeks after announcing its major 3,000-plus acre land acquisition, Columbia National Investments (CNI) is starting to unveil its development plans.

The Design Management Group's (DMG) plans for a huge expansion at the Sechelt airport have fallen flat and the District of Sechelt is now looking at ways to develop the airport themselves.

A swimming advisory was still in effect Thursday at Armours Beach because of fecal coliform counts, a few days before the Gibsons Sea Cavalcade water events.

Gibsons' Sarah Loverock is safe for another week. The Canadian Idol contestant had a less than perfect performance on Monday night, gaining critical comments from three of the four judges.

The restructure committee's decision to have one cross-boundary vote on restructuring Gibsons, West Howe Sound and Elphinstone into a new municipality was at the forefront of a meeting Tuesday in Victoria with the province's community services minist

The quality of care at Christenson Village in Gibsons is being questioned this week by Powell River - Sunshine Coast MLA Nicholas Simons.

Editor's note: This is part one of Cathie Roy's diary, a seven-part series on the recent Pulling Together canoe voyage designed to bring together First Nations, youth and police forces.

Take a bow, Gibsons - you've done yourselves proud. The Communities in Bloom (CIB) judges were very impressed with what they saw during a two-day stay this week.

The Town of Gibsons unveiled its new wastewater treatment plant to the public Tuesday afternoon.

At the recent summit with Powell River - Sunshine Coast - Sea to Sky Country Liberal MP Blair Wilson, municipal leaders raised the need for access to steady federal funding.