Local News

The Sunshine Coast will be part of a nation-wide protest next Thursday against the federal government's proposed new medical marijuana regulations.

The aim of almost quadrupling transit ridership on the Sunshine Coast over the next 25 years "is ambitious and will require considerable strategic action," BC Transit said in a report updating the region's transit future plan.

School District No. 46 (SD46) board chair Silas White has been named vice chair of the B.C. Public School Employers' Association (BCPSEA) and is sitting at the bargaining table with teachers this week.

Gibsons council's newly minted strategic plan promises to focus the Town's energies on its public assets and economic future, listing 26 separate projects - including a series of waterfront upgrades -as specific goals for the next two years.

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for Feb. 5 to 12: Between Feb. 1 and 5, a thief stole a boat motor off a boat stored in the 1100 block of Marine Drive in Gibsons.

The Order of British Columbia offers British Columbians a golden opportunity to take part in the public recognition of individuals who demonstrate outstanding achievement, excellence and distinction in their particular fields of endeavour.

An unexpected, seagoing guest made its way into Howe Sound last week.

Two people are recovering in Vancouver General Hospital after a serious three-vehicle accident in Roberts Creek last Saturday morning.

The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) is accepting applications for the 2013 edition of the BDC Young Entrepreneur Award.

Roberts Creek's T. William (Bill) Humphries, FCA has been honoured with a fellowship by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia (ICABC).