Local News

Gibsons Elementary Construction is on schedule for the new Gibsons Elementary building although a drainage issue caused some flooding in one of the classrooms recently.

A local teen will compete on a world stage this fall as part of Team Canada at the World Tap Dancing Championships in Germany.

The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) is suing the builders of the Sechelt and Area Aquatic Centre for a litany of alleged structural defects including dangerous defects that pose a real and substantial danger to public health and safety.

Shelley McDade, chief executive officer for the Sunshine Coast Credit Union, is the newly elected vice-chair of the Capilano University board of governors for the 2013/2014 year. McDade has been a member of the board since 2011.

The Coast Car Co-op has recruited the Town of Gibsons as a partner for a grant application that could help bring back the community shuttle bus and link the service to the co-op's car-share program.

The Sunshine Coast conservation officer service is "waiting for a hot situation" after a spate of cougar sightings in the Welcome Woods area of Halfmoon Bay.

After nearly three years of fundraising, the West Sechelt Playground Enhancement Committee (WSPEC) is close to their goal of securing $100,000 to create a new accessible playground, but more help is needed to start building this summer.

The revised George Hotel design will be unveiled at a public open house at the Cedars Inn on Nov. 2, proponent Klaus Fuerniss has confirmed.

After a public plea by the Sunshine Coast SPCA that raised about $12,000 for Rocko, a five-year-old lab-mix dog in need of surgery, the animal has been euthanized.

The District of Sechelt is now offering guided tours of the $25-million wastewater treatment plant currently under construction between Ebbtide Street and Surf Circle.