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Updated modelling says Gibson’s aquifer has the capacity to serve the Town if its population doubles to 10,000, according to a report released June 7.

The Stonehurst proposal will be considered for first reading at Gibsons next council meeting – but no community amenity contributions coming forward yet

Gibsons's Lana Brandt is the first executive director of Rob Stewart Sharkwater Foundation — and she starts this World Oceans Day

Two new captures of European green crabs, an invasive species for B.C.’s coastal waters, were recorded by the Loon Foundation in May 2022.

Steve Drinkwater is flying across Canada to raise support — and hopefully $1 million — for Hope Air, a program that transports patients from rural areas to medical care and back 

Fraud, impaired driving, and multiple pairs of sunglasses stolen from Gibsons: Police briefs for the week of May 31 to June 6.

'For the past decade "Divers for Cleaner Lakes and Oceans,” a group of professional divers who volunteer their time, has been involved in lake and ocean cleanups in numerous areas across B.C., including Hotel Lake in Pender Harbour earlier this year. The Gibsons Landing Marina Cleanup is the first that we have had to postpone.'

BC Transit notifies travellers of construction-related delays on Sunshine Coast Highway 101

There were some sprinkles of rain, but even more smiles as Egmont's local festival returned June 4. The day began with a fishing derby and there was a parade down Egmont and Bathgate Roads at 11 a.m. Then, it was onto an afternoon of fun in the field, including music, a dunk tank, and other games and prizes! 

The Sunshine Coast is now one of eight regional Farm to School BC hubs, where students get hands-on learning opportunities to develop food literacy. An after-school presentation in Roberts Creek highlighted the pilot project that began last September.