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Powell River crime statistics on the increase

Powell River crime statistics on the increase

RCMP face rising caseload and experienced staffing shortages
Affordable prom initiative returns to Chatelech

Affordable prom initiative returns to Chatelech

An initiative launched last year to make prom more affordable and less wasteful is returning to Chatelech Secondary School. On March 15 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
New interactive map dives deep into the 'living laboratory' of Howe Sound

New interactive map dives deep into the 'living laboratory' of Howe Sound

More than 140 layers of data make up the David Suzuki Foundation and Ocean Wise's new Atl'ka7tsem/Howe Sound Marine Conservation Assessment interactive map
Inside an Airbnb bait-and-switch

Inside an Airbnb bait-and-switch

Whistler property was at centre of alleged rental scam
Sechelt Hospital now ‘fit for superheroes’

Sechelt Hospital now ‘fit for superheroes’

Foundation upgrades and kid-sizes medical imaging equipment
Former Woodfibre pulp mill ferry for sale

Former Woodfibre pulp mill ferry for sale

$20,000 will get the buyer the 1964 steel vessel that carries memories for many in Squamish
Ceramic piece donated to Sechelt

Ceramic piece donated to Sechelt

Sechelt council has voted to accept a donated work of art, which will eventually be displayed in the lobby at municipal hall. The ceramic piece, by Sechelt-based artist Laurie Rolland, is called Wrapped Boat .
Cap U students seek transit discount

Cap U students seek transit discount

Students at the Sunshine Coast’s only post-secondary campus would like to see discounted bus passes extended to them, as well.
Province ready with pandemic plan to respond to COVID-19

Province ready with pandemic plan to respond to COVID-19

Premier John Horgan has announced that a committee of deputy ministers, reporting directly to a new cabinet committee chaired by himself and Health Minster Adrian Dix, will oversee implementation of a Pandemic Provincial Co-ordination Plan in respons
Large fines, forfeitures in recent illegal fishing convictions

Large fines, forfeitures in recent illegal fishing convictions

Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) officers on the Sunshine Coast say they’re hopeful convictions in recent cases will boost efforts to deter future illegal fishing in the area.