Local News

Tess Orlando, who was the director of acute, home and community health care for the Sunshine Coast and Powell River, left her job Nov. 15. She oversaw St. Mary's Hospital, the Powell River hospital, nursing homes and home health care services.

Chatelech Secondary School student, 16-year-old Kaija Heitland, put herself in the shoes of a mother who lost her only son in World War II to create a poem worthy of an award from the Sechelt Legion.

While salmonella is commonly linked to meat that is not cooked properly, nine cases of salmonella poisoning on the Coast in the past four months have been linked to poorly washed vegetables.

A controversial proposal to dig a gravel pit near Chapman Creek will be the subject of a public information meeting at the Seaside Centre in Sechelt Dec. 2. AJB Investments Ltd.

The elves are coming out of hiding and setting up shop in Gibsons, Roberts Creek, Sechelt, Egmont and Pender Harbour next weekend. These elves aren't the tiny, pointy-eared kind seen slaving away making toys in many a Christmas movie.

The Pender Harbour Power and Sail Squadron have just wound up a very successful and enjoyable season of boating with the Poker Cruise.

Parishioners of St. Hilda's Anglican Church in Sechelt voted Nov. 14 to allow the blessing of same-sex relationships.St. Hilda's is the seventh parish of the Anglican Church of Canada to approve the controversial rite.

The Sunshine Coast Alternative School's Culinary Arts Program has just moved into a space of its own.

The Coast will be saying, "welcome back" to cast and crew of A Beachcombers Christmas next weekend when they arrive with the film for a special pre-screening event. While the movie is set to air on CBC Dec. 6 at 8 p.m.

While the Liberals are planning to ban junk food in schools if re-elected, local Green Party leader Adriane Carr is pressing local schools to do it now.