Local News

Sechelt's unionized employees asked to get back to the bargaining table on June 21, but the District said they'll have to wait until July 4.

A Seair Beaver DHC2 float plane was forced to make an emergency landing following an in-flight incident on Monday afternoon. On June 24 at approximately 1:40 p.m.

Nearly 200 School District No. 46 (SD46) support staff workers may strike in the fall if bargaining for a new contract isn't successful come September. Support workers in the K-12 school system throughout B.C.

Halfmoon Bay's draft official community plan (OCP) was presented to the public last weekend, while a Nanaimo-based developer learned his application for a major subdivision in the area is on hold until the new OCP is adopted.

Gibsons Sea Cavalcade organizers have decided to put family first this year, moving Saturday's street dance to the afternoon and closing with the annual fireworks show on Sunday night.

On June 25, the District of Sechelt filed their 2012 financial statement - 41 days after the statutory reporting deadline.

The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) is urging the province to place a dozen conditions on Lafarge Canada's gravel mine operation near Egmont if the company is granted a permit to allow drilling and blasting on the site.

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for June 4 to 25: Overnight on June 4 a vandal drove onto property in the 5900 block of Sechelt Inlet Road, damaging landscaping and also spray painted graffiti on a wall.

Sunshine Coast RCMP are advising the community of a common scam that has recently re-surfaced on the Coast. The scam involves a recipient who has been advised that they been selected to be a customer service evaluator for a well-known business.

John Shaske, partner and pharmacy manager of Howe Sound Pharmacy in Gibsons, is the recipient of the 2013 Ben Gant Innovative Practice Award presented by the BC Pharmacy Association (BCPhA).