Local News

Sunshine Coast RCMP have several investigations underway following what they are describing as "an out of control" house party last Friday night in Sechelt.

The Coalition to Stop Smart Meters is calling upon all mayors and councils to unite around B.C. by calling for an immediate moratorium on the wireless smart meter program due to unresolved health, safety, privacy and security concerns.

The BC SPCA is urging pet guardians and all animal lovers to do their part to help end the tragedy of pet overpopulation in British Columbia.

A Halfmoon Bay mother of three has an idea she hopes will fill the Sunshine Coast's grocery stores with local sustainable produce all year round.

A wild eagle was returned to its home Jan. 27 after a successful recovery stint with the Gibsons Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre. Volunteers found the bird, unable to fly, on the field in Shirley Macey Park on Dec. 2. "We had it in care up to Dec. 29.

A Gospel Rock zoning application has forced the Town of Gibsons to consider a decision regarding the allocation of parkland in the block seven waterfront area.

Stockwell Sand and Gravel's plan to run a concrete batch plant in East Porpoise bay was forwarded to a public information meeting at the Feb. 1 Sechelt council meeting.

As many as 10 per cent of the children at Gibsons Elementary School were absent between Jan. 24 and 27 due to a spike in reported illnesses.

B.C. Ferries said it will require more time to make the new public float at the Langdale ferry terminal accessible to the public.

Nurses have started bargaining for a new contract and they say patient safety is their top priority. The union pinpoints understaffing as the number one issue leading to patient safety concerns.