Local News

The provincial government is seeking public input through an on-line discussion paper and survey launched on Monday, Sept. 19 that introduces a new approach to resolving strata property disputes.

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for the week of Sept. 6 to 13. On Sept. 1, a thief stole a fuel transfer pump and a solar panel from a fuel trailer at an address on Whitherby Beach Road.

Judy Swens is putting out a call to Sunshine Coast residents to help tidy up their beach back yard. Swens, of Sunshine Coast Parks, is looking for volunteers to assist in a cleaning of the beach area of Sargeant Bay Provincial Park on Tuesday, Sept.

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit just off the coast of Vancouver Island last Friday, resulting in small tremors on the Sunshine Coast, which some people felt and some didn't.

The District of Sechelt will likely follow the lead of Gibsons and adopt a bylaw banning leg-hold, Conibear and snare traps, even though that bylaw may be unenforceable.

Winning a restaurant is fun With a limerick it can be done If you give it a try And catch the owner's eye You could be chosen as the one A simple limerick and a $300 entry fee could win you Benjamin's International Café in Gibsons.

Concerns over the school-based drug and alcohol prevention program coming to an end are unwarranted, according to Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH), which says the program will be enhanced this year.

A report on possibilities for the Sechelt neighbourhood of learning was released this week, but the options don't include the cultural complex idea talked about last year.

Representatives from the District of Sechelt will be in court on Sept. 28 to face allegations of abuse of public office. The claim was filed by businessman Brock Rodgers in 2008 but it has taken until this month to have the issue heard in court.

Cops for Cancer Tour de Coast travels through the Sunshine Coast on Thursday, Sept. 22. By then local constables Colin Bissill and Mark Wiebe will have the saddle sores to prove their devotion to the pediatric cancer cause.