Local News

Sechelt Fire Chief Bill Higgs is joining the B.C. Coroners Service and the office of the fire commissioner in urging mobile home owners to take extra precautions to prevent fires in the wake of several fire-related deaths over the Jan.

A West Sechelt family that lost their home to a massive fire Monday morning is praising the Sechelt volunteer fire department (SVFD) for their efforts in saving a beloved family pet.

The District of Sechelt shut the doors and changed the locks at Porpoise Bay Golf Club (formerly Sechelt Golf and Country Club) on Monday, Jan. 9 after terminating two leases with Sechelt Golf and Country Club (SGCC) Ltd.

The District of Sechelt started off 2012 with some good fortune - $8 million worth of gas tax money for a new sewage treatment facility, effectively funding whatever wastewater treatment option the District decides to move ahead with this year.

The most recent public hearing for Target Marine Hatcheries brought out around 60 people with little new to say about the company's plan to harvest sturgeon for caviar on site. The application has been to public hearing twice before.

A special infrastructure services committee was held Jan. 10 to bring forward a new model addressing the financial impact of zero waste initiatives and a potential closure of the Sechelt landfill.

After hundreds of litres of home heating fuel leaked into a ditch in Roberts Creek during the holidays, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) is reminding residents to have their tanks checked regularly.

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for Jan. 4 to Jan. 9: Police assisted BC Ambulance personnel at a call for a heavily intoxicated female youth at a house party in the 10000 block of Painter Road.

For the second time in three days, Sunshine Coast RCMP are investigation an alleged altercation involving a knife. Just after 11 a.m.

Three 18-year-old Gibsons teens are facing charges of break and enter after an alleged break-in to Harmony Hall this week. According to Sunshine Coast RCMP, on Tuesday, Jan. 9 at 11 p.m.