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Sunshine Coast SAR currently unable to perform high-angle rope rescues

Sunshine Coast SAR currently unable to perform high-angle rope rescues

When the volunteers’ rope team leader retired, the province had not provided the required training for at least four years
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SCRD moves to ‘wind down’ RV use on Roberts Creek property

SCRD moves to ‘wind down’ RV use on Roberts Creek property

Controversial application seeks temporary housing for eight people but has roused community concerns around OCP compliance, liability and trust in local government
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Sechelt fire crews extinguish commercial building fire

Sechelt fire crews extinguish commercial building fire

Cause of flames at Suncoast Lumber & Milling under investigation.
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‘Definitely a life changer’: Concrete path donated for eight-year-old in a wheelchair

‘Definitely a life changer’: Concrete path donated for eight-year-old in a wheelchair

Traversing the gravel driveway in front of Ethan Shannon’s Sunshine Coast home used to come with the risk of getting stuck in the soft terrain. Now, thanks to two local businesses, the eight-year-old got a new breath of independence
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Photos: Earth Day celebrations return in Roberts Creek

Photos: Earth Day celebrations return in Roberts Creek

After a two-year hiatus, Roberts Creek's famous Earth Day Festival returned.
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Man rescued from cliff after taking own boat to avoid BC Ferries travel

Man rescued from cliff after taking own boat to avoid BC Ferries travel

A Squamish resident's boat sank while he tried to avoid travelling aboard BC Ferries.
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Property crime up, violent crime down on the Coast in last months of 2021

Property crime up, violent crime down on the Coast in last months of 2021

Well-being checks also rose nearly 12 per cent.
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Public input for possible Powell River name change referred to working group

Public input for possible Powell River name change referred to working group

Residents wanting to speak up will have to wait for group comprised of city and Tla’amin Nation representatives
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Letter: What we need to save lives is clean fentanyl

Letter: What we need to save lives is clean fentanyl

'The so-called 'safer supply' offered on the Coast is not what these fellow souls are asking for – what would make it possible for them to cease relying on the increasingly extreme mix of toxic chemicals on the illegal market.'
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NASA engineer, lifelong traveller latest artists depicting B.C.’s natural majesty at Gibsons Public Market

NASA engineer, lifelong traveller latest artists depicting B.C.’s natural majesty at Gibsons Public Market

Artworks by Cambria Logan and Paula O’Brien remain on display at the Gibsons Public Market until May 15. 
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