Local News

This week crews are working to fix the crumbling Trail Bay seawall, which was badly damaged by a big storm in March.

The St. Mary's Hospital Foundation has just signed a one-year lease on a three-bedroom home in West Sechelt that will provide temporary housing for physicians and other health care professionals who come to serve the Sunshine Coast.

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) took aim at municipal taxes on business June 25, ranking municipalities in B.C. based on the disparity between residential and commercial property levies.

An endangered African penguin has been given the name Sechelt after a young Lower Mainland couple's cartoon tribute to the District captured the affections of staff at the Vancouver Aquarium.

Elected officials and staff from the Powell River and Sunshine Coast regional districts exchanged a vast amount of information at a joint meeting held at Cranberry Seniors' Centre in Powell River on Wednesday, June 27.

Four new concerns related to the Gospel Rock neighbourhood plan led Gibsons council to move in favour of holding a special committee of the whole meeting July 9.

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for June 26 to July 3: Between June 24 and 26, a thief stole a BMX bike from outside a residence in the 1000 block of Venture Way in Gibsons.

A power outage at approximately 5:20 p.m. on July 4 affected more than 18,000 customers on the Sunshine Coast. "The power outage was the result of a fault on a transmission line, and that occurred just after 5 p.m.

Sunshine Coast RCMP is looking for the public's assistance after a major theft of tools.

Editor's note: The Gibsons and District Chamber of Commerceand Coast Reporter are working on a series of articles to highlight the Chamber's theme for 2012 of 'Business Supporting Community.