Local News

Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) is pushing to extend smoking bans on the Sunshine Coast, claiming there is "significant support" from Coast residents.

Sunshine Coast RCMP is investigating a series of break-ins and mischief at the Gibsons Marina. On Jan. 29, RCMP received a report of a mischief and break and enter.

Diesel fuel that spilled into Sechelt Inlet on Jan. 18 caused a rainbow sheen to develop over much of the water, however it wasn't cause for concern, according to the Canadian Coast Guard.

A new program to help Sechelt Indian Band (SIB) members prepare for a career in education has been made possible through a grant from the provincial government and a partnership between Capilano University and the SIB.

The majority of residents who came to a public hearing about Target Marine Hatcheries' plans for diversification were in favour of the idea, however some nearby neighbours were not.

The provincial government has been ordered by the B.C. Supreme Court to pay $2 million in damages to the B.C. Teachers Federation (BCTF) in a ruling released Jan. 27.

Gibsons Landing merchants who are publicly supporting the George Hotel and condo project are defying a resident's threat to boycott their businesses.

The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) board ended its first round of budget deliberations last week by approving about $500,000 in new spending items that will be funded by taxation, treasurer Tina Perreault said in an interview Monday.

For the first time in history the Sechelt Public Library has a formal funding agreement to secure its operating funds for the next five years.

While no senior government funding has been committed for a comprehensive Howe Sound management plan, the province is looking at trying a new approach to get the process rolling, Future of Howe Sound Society (FHSS) executive director Ruth Simons said