Local News

More B.C. students will benefit from provincial examination scholarship money for post-secondary education this year as eligibility criteria shifts to better reflect the provincial graduation program.

Sunshine Coast Women's Municipal Campaign School will run again this fall thanks to the huge success of the inaugural event in 2008. Local businesswoman, Margaret Page, will once again spearhead the initiative to involve more women in local politics.

If you see a whale, dolphin, porpoise or sea turtle, the Vancouver Aquarium wants to know. The aquarium's sightings network has a hotline set up at 1-866-I-SAW-ONE, for people to call whenever they spot a resident cetacean.

Davis Bay resident Colleen Adair is taking all the right steps in her effort to raise awareness about women's cancers.

Another successful and fun Children's Festival and Duck Pluck has resulted in more than $5,000 being raised to go towards Early Childhood Development programs managed by Sunshine Coast Community Services Society.

After months of hard work and collaboration, a draft version of a long-range sustainability plan for the Sunshine Coast is being offered to residents for public feedback.

B.C.'s Wildfire Management Branch is warning people to be extra careful extinguishing their campfires as the hot weather pushes the wildfire hazard into the high zone on the Coast this week.

A local organization is hitting the water this weekend to raise awareness for salmon restoration on the Coast. Members of Top Environmental Network United Kinship (TENUK) are hosting a Swim for the Salmon event on Saturday, Aug. 20.

Politicians are encouraging the public to bring their ferry concerns to a meeting with B.C. Ferries Commissioner Gordon Macatee Sept. 7 at the Gibsons and Area Community Centre at 7 p.m. "People really should come out and give their input.

Firing somewhere around 1,000 BC Hydro employees should save customers from an excessive rate hike, but the decision is causing outrage from the employees' union. On Aug.