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RCMP: Power pole sheared off after driver loses control

RCMP: Power pole sheared off after driver loses control

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for June 2 to 9: Traffic Incidents • On June 7, police attended a single-vehicle incident on Trail Avenue near Neptune Road, Sechelt, after a northbound vehicle lost control, went off the road and collided w
Bus, ferry schedules to change June 20

Bus, ferry schedules to change June 20

Changes are coming to Sunshine Coast Transit starting June 20 to synchronize with the new ferry schedule, also taking effect that day.
Wildfire experts urge better forest management

Wildfire experts urge better forest management

B.C., and the Sunshine Coast, have been slow to respond to a “wake-up call” on wildfires that started sounding as far back as the 2003 Kelowna fires, according to a group of experts brought to the Coast by the Sunshine Coast Community Forest.
History comes full circle with pole carving

History comes full circle with pole carving

During the National Indigenous Peoples Day weekend celebrations, the public will be invited to “chip away” at an approximately 34-foot red cedar log that, over the next six months, will be transformed into a totem pole symbolizing reconciliation on t
Community Forest donates structure protection unit

Community Forest donates structure protection unit

The Sechelt Fire Department has a new Structure Protection Unit (SPU) thanks to a $110,000 donation from the Sunshine Coast Community Forest.
Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin supports PODS through Honorary Patronage

Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin supports PODS through Honorary Patronage

Ruby Lake Lagoon Society
Power pole sheared off after driver loses control

Power pole sheared off after driver loses control

Police Report
Conservation service destroys bear family south of Squamish

Conservation service destroys bear family south of Squamish

Advocates calling for softer measures when dealing with bear cubs
Madeira Park: RCMP nab alleged firewood poacher

Madeira Park: RCMP nab alleged firewood poacher

Sunshine Coast RCMP say they seized a pickup truck loaded with illegally cut firewood late last month in Madeira Park and one man has been fined under the Forests and Range Practices Act. RCMP Staff Sgt.
Gibsons Briefs: Students hatch plans for Seniors Café

Gibsons Briefs: Students hatch plans for Seniors Café

Gibsons’ youth councillors will be ending their terms soon, but they’re hard at work on an initiative that will launch next school year, after the pair graduates.