Local News

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for Feb. 5 to Feb. 11: On Feb. 5, a Coast resident received a phone call from someone purporting to represent the Police Association of Canada fundraising for an anti-bullying campaign.

Gibsons firefighters are already gearing up for the 13th annual Climb the Wall: The Stairclimb for Clean Air with regular workouts and stair climbing drills so they'll be ready for the March 16th event in Vancouver.

Sunshine Coast-based Coast Car Co-op (CCC) will officially launch on March 1, executive director Johan Stroman announced this week. The not-for-profit organization has seen widespread support throughout the Sunshine Coast.

The way British Columbians are able to raise a glass will soon be changing. The provincial government has approved a number of recommendations that will update liquor policies across British Columbia, it announced Jan. 31.

The spring session of the B.C. legislative assembly convenes at 2 p.m., Feb. 11 in Victoria and local MLA Nicholas Simons expects it to be a lively session.

Forests, creeks, beaches and meadows aren't normally considered classrooms, but they've become regular places of learning for nature primary students at Davis Bay Elementary School.

The Ministry of Education is appealing last week's B.C. Supreme Court ruling that restores teachers' collective bargaining rights, which were originally stripped away in 2002.

Garry Feschuk will not be seeking a third consecutive term as chief when shíshálh (Sechelt) First Nation voters go to the polls later this month - but the veteran chief is among 14 candidates running for a seat on council.

George came back to Gibsons council Tuesday night, with critics of the waterfront hotel and condo project putting Mayor Wayne Rowe on the hot seat.

A referendum date of March 8 has been set for Sechelt residents to decide whether they're in favour of borrowing $7.4 million for Sechelt's new sewage treatment plant, to be paid back at an estimated interest rate of 2.25 per cent over 10 years.