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Sechelt's Ebbtide Park officially has a new name

Sechelt's Ebbtide Park officially has a new name

The to-be-opened dog park in Sechelt will now be known as the Jane Bowers Dog Park, after a beloved community advocate
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Harbour-Egmont Highlights: Pender Harbour Blues Fest, Egmont Day are this weekend

Harbour-Egmont Highlights: Pender Harbour Blues Fest, Egmont Day are this weekend

Also, new Bargain Barn hours are in effect this June
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This group hopes to bring a Junior hockey team to the lower Coast

This group hopes to bring a Junior hockey team to the lower Coast

The group looking into the possibility of hosting a Pacific Junior Hockey League (PJHL) franchise will be at Gibsons Building Supplies as part of their 75th Anniversary celebration on June 4 and at the Gibsons IGA on, June 5.
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B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations fall to seven-week low

B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations fall to seven-week low

44 more people died while infected with COVID-19 in the week up to May 28
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Homegrown blues festival picks up again with top talent this weekend

Homegrown blues festival picks up again with top talent this weekend

Pender Harbour Blues Festival features three days of performances, June 3 to 5.
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Milos's mission continues: Bringing medical supplies from B.C. to Ukraine

Milos's mission continues: Bringing medical supplies from B.C. to Ukraine

Milos Pospisil of the Sunshine Coast is fundraising for his second relief trip since Russian forces invaded Ukraine, this time to bring medical supplies — and joy to children
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Bat count seeks bat roosts and volunteers on the Sunshine Coast

Bat count seeks bat roosts and volunteers on the Sunshine Coast

Looking for something to do in these early summer(ish) evenings? Spend them counting bats! The annual B.C. count runs June 1 to 21.
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Ukrainian families building new lives on the Sunshine Coast

Ukrainian families building new lives on the Sunshine Coast

After harrowing journeys from their homeland, these Ukrainians have recently arrived to the Sunshine Coast. Anton and Katya Okhmat and seven-year-old Maria fled from Bucha two days before the invasion. Single father Viacheslav (Slava) Sydorov and his twin daughters Polina and Veronica fled Russia-bordering Kharkiv. Sydorov's one plan in life is to help his daughters find a place to call home.
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Bears and whales and trees, oh my: Here are Gibsons' public art selections

Bears and whales and trees, oh my: Here are Gibsons' public art selections

The Town’s Public Arts Advisory Committee made the selections based on criteria including overall creativity, suitability for time and place, and capacity to endure outdoor conditions.
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How might Sechelt's new zoning bylaw affect housing affordability?

How might Sechelt's new zoning bylaw affect housing affordability?

Sechelt planners Andrew Allen and Samuel Hogg walked the Emergency Housing Action Table members through the work done so far to update the municipality’s 25-year-old zoning bylaw at a meeting on May 31.
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