Local News

Local member of Parliament John Weston was among a group of 11 Conservative party backbenchers who stood up recently to voice support for the right of all MPs to speak in the House regardless of the wishes of their party leaders.

Shots fired in the early morning hours of April 26 left bullet holes in three BC Hydro voltage regulators near Trout Lake Road and caused about 2,500 litres of oil to spill onto the ground below.

The outpouring of love and support for Mujtaba Saloojee and his family continues to grow along the Sunshine Coast with the latest gesture coming from Extra Foods in Sechelt.

A proposal for a run-of-river hydro project near McNab Creek will get a public airing on Tuesday, May 7, at the Gibsons and Area Community Centre.

A few heated comments broke through what was overall a civil exchange between two candidates in the Powell River - Sunshine Coast riding during an all candidates meeting leading up to the May 14 election.

A two-level floating berth, new terminal building and realigned central exit road are three key strategies outlined in the 20-year Langdale ferry terminal master plan.

The hissing of summer lawn sprinklers could become a thing of the past on the Sunshine Coast if tough conservation measures are adopted to buy time and save millions of dollars in water system upgrades.

The District of Sechelt will not push ahead with plans to make Cowrie a one-way street on June 21 if referral agencies deem the move unviable, the councillor who pushed for the change assured public service providers Monday.

Some Sechelt residents are pressuring council to reverse their decision to build a new sewage treatment plant on Ebbtide Street, but the deal is already signed and Mayor John Henderson said he won't change course.

Editor's note: This is part one 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.