Local News

Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson is asking the public to exercise caution with any outdoor burning activities within the Coastal Fire Centre.

May 15 to 21 is local government awareness week in B.C, and in honour of this week, the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) is inviting all members of the community to participate in an essay contest.

Voters will notice a few changes and improvements when they head to the polls in Gibsons this November for the municipal election.

Spring has sprung and the month of May is here, and thousands of child-care providers across the province have an extra spring in their step -in celebration of Child Care Month.

British Columbians are being invited to participate in a new on-line survey on the harmonized sales tax.

Nicotine replacement therapies will be available to all B.C. smokers at no cost and smoking cessation prescription drugs will be covered under PharmaCare, Premier Christy Clark announced Monday, May 9.

A store clerk was shaken up, but otherwise unharmed after a robbery at the Bargain Store in Gibsons Monday morning. Just before 11 a.m.

Sunshine Coast residents who worried about a loss of ferry fare discounts received some good news after an April 21 meeting between B.C.

From April 27 to 29, a member of the public received a number of calls from an unknown male with foreign accent stating that he had a parcel to send and that $500 was to be transferred via Western Union.

On Friday, May 6, the province, the police and ICBC launched a month-long campaign to help raise awareness about the importance of smart driving behaviours and the impact of high-risk driving on our roads.