Local News

Pundits and pollsters from both sides of the political spectrum were wiping the proverbial egg off their faces in the wake of last Tuesday's unexpected Liberal provincial election victory.

The new auditor general for local governments (AGLG) Basia Ruta will decide at the end of this month which municipalities to audit first and the District of Sechelt could be in her sights.

The first phase of the Progress Plan to increase economic wellbeing of women on the Coast is now complete and the community is invited to take action on Tuesday, May 28.

Sensing a lack of broad community consultation regarding the proposed Rogers Communications tower replacement at the Gibsons fire hall, Gibsons council has called for a town hall meeting to address community concerns before any decision is made.

Sechelt council scrapped the one-way Cowrie Street plan at their May 22 committee of the whole meeting after hearing the businesses they were trying to help clearly didn't want it.

Managing a world-class aquifer is going to take a lot of work.

Despite logging activity and plans for gravel mining in the area, McNab Creek is an appropriate site for an independent power plant, a spokesman for Box Canyon Hydro Corp. told Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) directors last week.

Editor's note: this is part four of a five-part series from Coast Reporter and Transportation Choices (TraC ) concerning commuter cycling on the Sunshine Coast during the annual Bike To Work Week May 27 to 31.

Sechelt will be highlighted on Global BC this Saturday morning on the Saturday Morning News during the Small Town BC feature. "Anyone is welcome to send photos of the Sechelt community and area to weekendnews@globaltv.

The Vancouver Island Kite surfers who attempted the crossing of the Strait of Georgia have proved it possible. Four Kite surfers left the shore of Columbia Beach in Parksville at shortly after 9 a.m.