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Coast hockey players gear up for Beijing fundraisers

Coast hockey players gear up for Beijing fundraisers

Burgers are ready to be slung at one of the last major fundraisers for the Sunshine Coast Minor Hockey Association (SCMHA) youth players before they fly to Beijing next week.
Gibsons shelter funding confirmed

Gibsons shelter funding confirmed

With the weather turning, funding has been earmarked for a cold weather shelter in Gibsons. The Town was not included in the initial round of BC Housing funding for seasonal shelters announced on Oct.
Trapped bear trashes interior of vehicle

Trapped bear trashes interior of vehicle

A black bear destroyed the interior of a pickup truck parked on a Roberts Creek property after becoming trapped inside the vehicle overnight Monday, Dec. 3 “He just ripped the whole of the inside apart,” Marlene Road resident Clinton Casley said.
Elves prepare for ‘Crash the Coast’

Elves prepare for ‘Crash the Coast’

This weekend the elves will be hustling. On Saturday, Dec. 8, the Elves Club is hosting its annual Crash the Coast event, with a boot drive on the streets and telethon on Eastlink Community TV.
Gibsons to drill new well a year early

Gibsons to drill new well a year early

Gibsons council has approved a contract for new wells, speeding up the timeline for a new supply well as part of the plan to begin supplying Zone 3 from the aquifer and taking it off the Sunshine Coast Regional District’s (SCRD) Chapman system.
Gibsons puts off discussion of permit for 4th cannabis store

Gibsons puts off discussion of permit for 4th cannabis store

The backers of a proposed cannabis store in Gibsons, whose application for a temporary use permit was put on hold because councillors ran out of time at a November committee meeting, will now have to wait until at least the spring. At the Dec.
Police Report

Police Report

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for Nov. 26 to Dec. 3: Collision • On Nov. 27, police attended a motor vehicle incident involving a pedestrian on Teredo Street at Inlet Avenue, Sechelt.
Sechelt ranked 12th in survey of B.C.’s ‘Best Cities for Work’

Sechelt ranked 12th in survey of B.C.’s ‘Best Cities for Work’

Sechelt has cracked the top 20 in its first year of eligibility for the BC Business annual survey of Best Cities for Work in B.C.
SCRD: Needed water infrastructure fixes accumulate

SCRD: Needed water infrastructure fixes accumulate

Urgent fixes to the North and South Pender Harbour water service were highlighted in the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) pre-budget talks last week. The projects were introduced in advance of round one of budget talks, slated for January.
One dead following Highway 1 crash

One dead following Highway 1 crash

A North Vancouver man is dead and a man from the Sunshine Coast is recovering in hospital after a head-on collision on Highway 1 at Mountain Highway on Saturday night.