Local News

A small group of Sunshine Coast residents has launched a petition campaign calling on the province's auditor general for local government to conduct a performance audit of the regional district.

BC Ferries quickly became an election issue in the first week of the provincial campaign. The New Democratic Party promised not to proceed with planned fare hikes and to give the company $40 million over the next two years to help cover costs.

Cowrie Street will become unsafe for transit buses if the District of Sechelt goes ahead with plans to make the downtown artery a one-way street with angle parking, the head of the regional transit system said last week.

The Conservation Officer Service (COS), with the assistance of Sunshine Coast RCMP is investigating a Gibsons resident for hunting a deer out of season in a Langdale residential area in late March.

For the second consecutive year, Coast Reporter has won the newspaper excellence award as the top newspaper in its circulation class in B.C. and Yukon.

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for April 15 to 23: On April 15, a report of an erratic driver came in from the Earls Cove ferry terminal in Egmont after a vehicle was seen speeding.

Status of Women Canada is launching the call for nominations for the 34th Annual Governor General's Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case.

Sunshine Coast RCMP is recommending a charge of assault causing bodily harm to Crown counsel following an alleged altercation between a Sechelt man and a youth lacrosse coach.

Self-proclaimed couch potato Dr. Isabella Hughan has signed up for a physical challenge unlike anything she's taken on before, but she counts the effort as minimal compared to what she's seen cancer patients endure.

A Lower Mainland charity called Clothes2U is looking to set up shop on the Sunshine Coast, and a volunteer is needed to coordinate the charity's local activities.