Local News

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for May 14 to 21: • On May 16, shortly after midnight, RCMP and paramedics were dispatched to a report that a vehicle had crashed and rolled over in Davis Bay.

Cape Town, South Africa was forced to impose a strict daily water limit on its residents after it was hit with three consecutive years of drought, and on May 26, Gibsons residents are being asked to do the same.

To celebrate its 110th anniversary, Howe Sound Pulp and Paper (HSPP) is offering to give Gibsons the gift of fireworks this summer. But not all council members are ready to accept.

A powerful fire hydrant and the luck of timing helped save a home from further damage after it caught fire in Garden Bay last week. The Pender Harbour Volunteer Fire Department were called at 2:48 p.m.

Three members of the public questioned the Town’s approach to paying for upgrades to its wastewater treatment system at Gibsons council on Tuesday – including two who suggested costs should be taken on by the George Hotel and Residences development.

A menu of options on how to regulate developments were on offer at last Thursday’s Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) infrastructure committee meeting, revealing directors’ appetite to move ahead with further analysis.

Young people on the Sunshine Coast are being asked to fill out a survey about their transportation needs.

Garden Bay Pub was heavily damaged by an off-duty employee after he was cut off on Saturday night, according to Sunshine Coast RCMP.

Sechelt council voted May 15 to issue the development permit for a restaurant at the Trail Bay Centre to be called El Segundo, after the plans were changed to address concerns raised by the advisory planning commission (APC).

Passengers and crew on two BC Ferries vessels were delayed on the long weekend, with one incident involving a swimming bear and the other a naked human. On Monday, Coastal Celebration, set to leave Swartz Bay at 4 p.m.