Local News

Some new information on Sechelt's wastewater treatment plant was given to about 50 residents who came to a technical review session July 16 at the Seaside Centre.

A landmark in Gibsons since 1963, St. Mary's Catholic Church is being torn down this week to make way for a new church building to house the 200-plus parishioners who congregate there weekly.

The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) draft recreation master plan took some heavy criticism from a Gibsons councillor Tuesday night. Speaking at a July 16 committee of the whole meeting, Coun.

Unionized workers at the District of Sechelt were back to work Monday morning (July 15) and that evening they accepted a three-year agreement, ending a month-long strike in Sechelt. B.C.

Sunshine Coast RCMP are warning the public about a paid of fraud cases making the rounds on the Coast.

The recent extreme heat spell hitting most of B.C. (often called heat waves), and increased humidity may pose a risk to your health and safety.

B.C.'s latest month-long gun amnesty found its mark, with 1,801 firearms, 155 other weapons and approximately 30,700 rounds of ammunition turned in for destruction, furthering public safety throughout the province.

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for July 9 to 15: Overnight on July 9, a vandal spray painted graffiti on a building in the 700 block of School Road in Gibsons. The suspect also targeted a vehicle that had been parked behind the building.

Sunshine Coast RCMP arrested Shane Holland Dixon without incident on warrants for 10 counts of breach of undertaking last Monday, July 8. Dixon appeared at the Sechelt provincial courthouse on July 10 and has been remanded in custody until July 24.

Sunshine Coast RCMP have issued a public warning to illicit drug users about a substance that is being sold as heroin on the Sunshine Coast, which puts them at an increased risk.