Local News

The restorative justice model of repairing harm has successfully been brought into schools through a pilot program and is expected to continue to expand as an alternative to suspensions.

Two ferry sailings were cancelled and one sailing delayed over an hour on the Horseshoe Bay - Langdale route Wednesday morning while B.C. Ferries engineers investigated a possible engine oil leak.

Both the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) and District of Sechelt heard concerns at committee meetings this week from property owners impacted by the Davis Bay flood last month.

Discussions were moving along this week over the design of the Gibsons ice-based community centre to get closer to breaking ground on construction.

The provincial finance minister announced the 2006 budget on Tuesday. Powell River - Sunshine Coast MLA Nicholas Simons said he is pleased with its focus on children and families.

A group of six youth and two adults is fundraising for a trip to Vicente Guerrero, Baja California, Mexico March 9 to 21.

Christians around the world will be focusing on the country of South Africa during the annual World Day of Prayer service. On the Sunshine Coast, residents are invited to join in the worldwide event by attending a service at 1 p.m.

The B.C. Lung Asso-ciation's fifth annual Climb the Wall: The Stairclimb for Clean Air on Feb. 19 was the largest in the event's history.

Garden Bay Waterworks District (GBWD) customers have voted 58 per cent in favour of merging systems with the Sunshine Coast Regional District's (SCRD) Hotel Lake system.

Sunshine Coast RCMP and search and rescue crews had a happy ending to a search Tuesday morning. According to Cpl. Lisa Fossum, police received a call just after 7 p.m.