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Police seek help with Surrey thefts

Sunshine Coast RCMP are seeking the public's help with information after a theft on the Queen of Surrey in Langdale early last Saturday morning. According to RCMP, in the early hours of Sept.

Police seek help with Surrey thefts

Sunshine Coast RCMP are seeking the public's help with information after a theft on the Queen of Surrey in Langdale early last Saturday morning. According to RCMP, in the early hours of Sept.

RCMP searching for missing Gibsons woman

RCMP from Jasper, Alta. to Kamloops, B.C. are asking for the public's help after Gibsons' resident May Milling has reportedly gone missing in that area. Milling, 81, was last seen leaving a B&B in Jasper at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Sept.

Safety advocate seeks sponsors, support

Annsofie Haglund hopes her passion for safety will be reflected throughout the Sunshine Coast this year.

Four years jail, minus time served, for Aimee

Jessie James Aimee will spend another 17 months in jail following his sentencing for a series of sexual assaults on minors, Internet luring and obstruction of justice. Aimee has been in custody since May 2009.

Police report

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for the week of Aug. 24 to 31: Police attended to a business in the 700 block of Gibsons Way after receiving a report of a possible impaired driver.

Maltipoo frightens off cougar

Gibsons residents are being reminded to keep an eye on their pets after a too-close-for-comfort skirmish between a cougar and a four-and-half-kilogram "maltipoo" named Muppet last Sunday. Muppet, thankfully, won the day.

Target wins funding for 'innovative' project

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has awarded $162,000 to Target Marine Hatcheries Ltd. for a project to advance Canada's sturgeon freshwater aquaculture industry.

Secret Cove good guys star as RCMP make arrest

Duringthe morning of Aug. 31, Sunshine Coast RCMP responded to a report of several untied boats at Secret Cove Marina. It had been discovered that several boats had been rummaged through. Thieves had made away with a 9.

Sechelt votes down highway-widening plan

Sechelt council voted down a contentious Davis Bay highway-widening plan Wednesday evening, Sept. 1, before a heated Seaside Centre crowd of nearly 200 the largest local turnout in recent history. The plan, part of $2.