Local News

School District 46 and the Sunshine Coast Regional District are exploring the possibility of building a swimming pool at Chatelech Secondary School in Sechelt. Regional district board chair Ed Steeves said this placement makes sense.

The Town of Gibsons wants an orca for its soon-to-be upgraded pool. The town is trying to raise the money to bid on an eight-foot-high statue of an orca whale created by local artist Nadina Tandy.It is one of over 60 statues customized by B.C.

Fred Church's sentencing hearing for three child sex crimes has been delayed until Nov. 12. Church, formerly a well-known businessman, Rotarian and volunteer with several charities, pleaded guilty on Aug.

With the 2006 Winter Olympics just 17 months away, Sunshine Coast artist Gordon Halloran invites the community to participate in the second Ice Painting Challenge at the Sunshine Coast Arena on New Year's Eve.

Gibsons Mayor Barry Janyk plans to bow out of municipal politics after losing his bid to become the NDP candidate for this riding. Janyk placed fourth out of six candidates in the Oct.

The Sunshine Coast Bee Club is hoping everyone will pitch in to keep local bee populations healthy.

New Democratic Party (NDP) members in the Powell River-Sunshine Coast riding have elected a candidate for the May 17, 2005 provincial election.

Residents at Greencourt, a condominium for retired and/or disabled people in Sechelt, are frightened and angry this week after a rash of vandalism and thefts hit close to home.

Located north of Ebbtide Avenue on Wharf Street, the Sechelt Marsh is a great place to take the family for a walk or to feed the birds. There are wooded trails circling the marsh pond and benches for quiet relaxation.

The Ruby Lake Lagoon Nature Reserve Society held a party to end all parties Sept. 25, raising $15,000 for the Iris Griffith Field Studies and Interpretive Centre.