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'An adverse impact': Are you using the correct pronouns?

'An adverse impact': Are you using the correct pronouns?

Gender identity and gender expression are protected grounds under human rights legislation both provincially and federally in Canada.
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WorkSafeBC investigating roofer’s death in Gibsons

WorkSafeBC investigating roofer’s death in Gibsons

WorkSafeBC has launched an investigation into the death of a worker on the Sunshine Coast, after being notified of the incident on Oct. 19. The fatal incident happened in the 100-block of Mahan Road in Gibsons earlier this month.
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Expert weighs in: SCRD sees a recent surge in phishing emails

Expert weighs in: SCRD sees a recent surge in phishing emails

Threat analyst says, for now, assume any emails from the SCRD are not actually from the SCRD
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Letters: Build grey water recycling into the building code

Letters: Build grey water recycling into the building code

'What to do about the water shortage! Permits are given for new builds, people are employed, more neighbourhoods are built and the share of water diminishes year to year.'
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‘Sympathetic to the plight’: Sechelt outlines position on Seawatch suits

‘Sympathetic to the plight’: Sechelt outlines position on Seawatch suits

The District of Sechelt 'is sympathetic to the plight of the Seawatch owners and expects that the owners will continue to pursue their claims against the developer, engineers and others,' a statement provided to Coast Reporter read.  
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B.C.-based pulp and paper company may be secretly controlled by Indonesian giant, says report

B.C.-based pulp and paper company may be secretly controlled by Indonesian giant, says report

A Greenpeace investigation found a trail of evidence — from lobbying records to overlap of corporate management in shell companies — suggesting the Richmond-based Paper Excellence is likely controlled by an Indonesian multinational with a history of massive deforestation.
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Water emergency orders extended on the Sunshine Coast, Gray Creek taken off-line

Water emergency orders extended on the Sunshine Coast, Gray Creek taken off-line

Affected Coasters will see no changes to the Sunshine Coast Regional District’s (SCRD) water regulations or the State of Local Emergency (SOLE) until multiple days of wet weather bring around 150 mm of rain to the Chapman watershed.
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How will the Chapman flow reductions affect hatchery salmon?

How will the Chapman flow reductions affect hatchery salmon?

Two days before the water flowing down Chapman Creek reserved for environmental purposes was reduced by 20 per cent , a third well came online at the Chapman Creek Hatchery.
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Watch: Humpbacks and a sea lion fishing in Pender Harbour

Watch: Humpbacks and a sea lion fishing in Pender Harbour

'They were so close to shore. I was literally standing on the road and they were right there,' says Randene Neill of Lee Bay
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Mushroom season another casualty of drought in B.C.

Mushroom season another casualty of drought in B.C.

Jody “Shaggy Jack” Franklin, who has foraged for mushrooms commercially for 20 years, says this is the worst season he's seen since arriving on the Coast a decade ago.
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