Local News

A suggestion that the Gibsons pool could be "phased out" in the future sparked a passionate debate at the May 9 Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) community services committee meeting.

NDP incumbent MLA Nicholas Simons is heading back to the legislature in Victoria - once again as a part of the official opposition. Simons was elected with 11,931 votes or 54.91 per cent of the popular vote in Powell River-Sunshine Coast.

The District of Sechelt's plan to make Cowrie a one-way street on June 21 will disrupt about 500 transit passengers a day, moving them to a less safe and less convenient location, the head of the Sunshine Coast Transit System warned last week.

A small but enthusiastic group came out on Move for Health Day to recognize Coast fitness pioneers.

Editor's note: this is part three of a five-part series from Coast Reporter and Transportation Choices (TraC ) concerning commuter cycling on the Sunshine Coast during the annual Bike To Work Week May 27 to 31.

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for the week of May 7 to May 13: On May 7, police stopped a vehicle with an excessively loud exhaust system and noted the driver exhibiting signs of intoxication.

Last Thursday, local member of Parliament (MP) John Weston joined the Minister of Health Leona Aglukkaq and Canadian police chiefs to proclaim national prescription drug drop-off day.

Liberal government declared

Traffic was reduced to one lane while Sunshine Coast RCMP investigated a three-vehicle collision that occurred last Thursday night. On May 9 at approximately 9 p.m.

Sunshine Coast RCMP are investigating two reports of mischief that occurred in Gibsons, in which vandals 'tagged' a cube van off Gibsons Way and the public washrooms at Wynegaert Park.