Local News

A report done by the Human Early Learning Partnership for the Business Council of British Columbia in 2009 showed that the costs associated with vulnerabilities in children as they age and need services is equivalent to $401 billion plus 3.

Sunshine Coast RCMP recovered numerous items of stolen property after receiving an anonymous tip last week. On March 8, RCMP received a tip of some suspicious property dumped up McNair Logging Road off the Port Melon Highway in Langdale.

If you are still waiting for a Telus rebate - rest assured that the cheque is in the mail - and addressed properly.

It's not always easy to ask for help, particularly for youth in need, but a local organization is trying to bridge that gap and meet those needs. Sunshine Coast Youth Outreach (SCYO) is a program designed to promote increased youth safety.

School District No. 46 (SD46) is looking at a new bottled water policy. At the March 8 board meeting, trustees discussed a motion brought forward by trustee Jason Scott.

The Solid Waste Management Plan (SWMP) will be making its debut for public review towards the end of this month.

School District No. 46 (SD46) has appointed Dan Galazka to the position of district principal, student support services.

Tla'Amin (Sliammon) First Nation is condemning Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government for inaction on its final treaty.

Representatives of the Sunshine Coast Community Forest (SCCF) are trying to clear up concerns over a logging cutblock on Mount Elphinstone that SCCF has been given the rights to log by the Ministry of Forests.

Round two talks are in the books, and the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) is nearing the home stretch in finalizing its budget for 2011.