At approximately 1 a.m. on Wednesday, March 23, unknown persons gained entry into the Madeira Park Elementary School portable classrooms and caused damage estimated at several thousand dollars.
According to Sunshine Coast RCMP, windows and exterior lights at the nearby community hall were also damaged.
RCMP responded and seized several items for fingerprinting in an attempt to identify those responsible.
RCMP is asking for the public's assistance in reporting any information that would assist in this investigation by contacting the Sechelt detachment at 604-885-2266 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
Highway 101 improvements
Highway and storm sewer upgrades will be done from Selma Park Roadto Nestman Road fromMarch 14 to May 31. It is intended to use a traffic detour route for northbound traffic using Snodgrass Road, Yacht Road, Benner Road and Selma Park Road from March 16 through April 6. Hours of work will be 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday.
A 1.5-metre shoulder will be added to the northbound side of the highway and improvements will be made to drainage in the area.
Construction is anticipated to take two to three months to complete during which times detour routes may be utilized.
Earth Hour
British Columbians saved 117-megawatt hours of electricity and reduced the provincial electricity load by 1.8 per cent during Earth Hour last Saturday night, March 26.
This saving was almost twice as much as the 64-megawatt hours and 1.04 per cent saved last year - and the equivalent of turning off about 7.8 million 15-watt compact fluorescent light bulbs.
The District of Sechelt held a family-event to celebrate Earth Hour in cooperation with the Sunshine Coast Conservation Association and the Sunshine Coast Astronomy Club. BC Hydro has complied a community-by-community breakdown of the reduction of consumption, however, no numbers have been posted regarding the Sunshine Coast.
