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Maggie Guzzi honoured as Citizen of the Year

Maggie Guzzi honoured as Citizen of the Year

The Davis Bay Wilson Creek Selma Park Community Association has recognized Maggie Guzzi as their community Citizen of the Year for 2019.
Food drive goal is 12,000 pounds

Food drive goal is 12,000 pounds

Sunshine Coast Food Bank
Lehigh 'big digger day' fun for kids of all ages

Lehigh 'big digger day' fun for kids of all ages

Lehigh Materials Sechelt held its open house at the gravel mine on Sept. 14.
Planning mistake leaves neighbours divided on subdivision

Planning mistake leaves neighbours divided on subdivision

Roberts Creek
EVs take to field of electric dreams

EVs take to field of electric dreams

The Sechelt Electric Vehicle Festival is marking its fifth year with a new location and a new organization backing it. The festival, set for Sept.
Shoppers Drug Mart returning to Sechelt

Shoppers Drug Mart returning to Sechelt

Construction for a Shoppers Drug Mart is expected to start Oct. 1 at the Tsain-Ko Village Shopping Centre, located on Highway 101 across from Sechelt Hospital. Shíshálh Nation, which owns the shopping centre, made the announcement Sept.
BC Cannabis heads to Tsain-Ko, Rainforest closes doors

BC Cannabis heads to Tsain-Ko, Rainforest closes doors

After the Liquor Distribution Branch (LDB) withdrew an application for a BC Cannabis Store in Gibsons in the wake of concerns raised at a public open house, the shíshálh Nation’s business arm, Tsain-Ko Development Corporation, has confirmed a BC Cann
Committee says Gospel Rock design needs to be ‘softened’

Committee says Gospel Rock design needs to be ‘softened’

When does incorporating “West Coast seaside design” into a development go a little too far? For the members of the Gibsons planning and development committee the line seems to be when it looks a little too much like Whistler and timber beams on the s
Sunshine Coast’s oldest person dies at 108

Sunshine Coast’s oldest person dies at 108

Freda England, the oldest person living on the Sunshine Coast, has died. “The remarkable thing is that Freda lived her life on her terms,” said Sandy Hendricks, England’s niece and primary caregiver for 30 years.
Committee asks for less institutional, more welcoming design for supportive housing project

Committee asks for less institutional, more welcoming design for supportive housing project

Gibsons council’s planning and development committee wants BC Housing to rethink the design of a proposed supportive housing project on School Road. The application for a form-and-character development permit was before the committee on Sept. 17.