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Changes not enough for Simons

The province is making changes to DriveAble after hearing concerns from seniors, but those changes don't go far enough according to Powell River-Sunshine Coast MLA Nicholas Simons.

Weekly police report

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for March 13 to March 20 Overnight March 13 a thief smashed a window to gain access to a vehicle parked in the 100 block of Pratt Road and stole a purse and bag containing cash, identification and bank and c

Search for young entrepreneurs takes off

Young Canadian entrepreneurs are invited to apply and compete for $100,000 for their innovative business idea.
No evidence of Welstead found, SAR halted

No evidence of Welstead found, SAR halted

RCMP request public assistance

Aiming to prevent childhood poisonings

On average, every hour of every day at least one child in B.C. is poisoned. That's why "Children Act FastSo Do Poisons" is the theme of this year's Poison Prevention Week, March 18 to 24.

New phone service on the Coast

Coast Cable has just completed a multi-million dollar network upgrade that will add telephone service to their list of products available to Coast customers.

An end to suffering one fundraiser away

There's an end in sight to the decade of suffering endured by Rose Schwarz. The Sechelt woman has a stomach removal surgery scheduled for April 24, and just one more fundraiser to make the trip possible.

Smart Meter complaint shot down

A group critical of the BC Hydro smart metering program has been denied its request to have a moratorium placed on further installations of the devices, the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) announced March 5.

Community input sought

The District of Sechelt wants to improve the Trail Bay foreshore, but they need the public's input on how best to do it at an upcoming workshop planned for March 29.

Residents dispute trespass notices

A two-week extension has been given to Ross Muirhead and Hans Penner of Elphinstone Logging Focus (ELF) to address a structure recently targeted by a trespass notice, the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations confirmed.