Local News

This week on Coast Reporter Radio: Siren salutes, ferry cutbacks, and a quick update on whether local governments will have to follow Vancouver and other municipalities across the province in laying off employees (see below for show notes).

All bus routes on the Sunshine Coast will see reduced service levels starting Monday, April 6, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The change means all routes will run on the Saturday schedule seven days a week.

Langdale sailings drop to six round-trips per day

The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) and the District of Sechelt say they’re satisfied Zoom is secure enough for holding online council and board meetings.

The Town of Gibsons has launched a Business Watch to help keep an extra eye on businesses that are closed or running on reduced hours.

It started as a Facebook group to connect people in self-isolation or home sick who needed help with volunteers or groups able to provide that help and, by the end of this week, it will have grown into a full “community task force” to tackle the chal

BC Housing says it’s working with local governments to find housing for the homeless and others who need a place to stay on the Sunshine Coast, and elsewhere in the province, during the pandemic.

Councillors in Sechelt have given first reading to the zoning amendments Sunshine Coast Community Services Society (SCCSS) will need to build a 34-unit housing complex at its site on Inlet Avenue.

B.C.’s teacher union has reached a tentative deal with the province after being without a contract since last June.

Sechelt council had a look this week at the impact of arts and culture on the local economy, thanks to data from the Canada-wide Cultural Statistics Strategy.