Local News

An early morning fire on July 11 destroyed a home in Sechelt. The fire, which was reported to the Sechelt fire department just after 1 a.m. on Monday, occurred in the 5400 block of Highway 101 near Monkey Tree Lane.

ICBC has advised the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) that it will file its basic rate application by the end of the year. ICBC must give notice to the BCUC about its rate application.

Auditor General John Doyle has released his latest report, British Columbia Coroners Service. The audit focused on whether the BC Coroners Service is meeting its mandate in an efficient, effective, timely and independent manner.

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for July 5 to 12: A single-vehicle accident occurred at the corner of Northwood Road and Eastwood Road after a vehicle crashed into a tree.

The "Be More Than a Bystander" project focused on breaking the silence on violence against women was launched July 7 at the B.C. Lions training facility in Surrey.

Sunshine Coast RCMP are asking for assistance from the public with identifying the driver (s) marking up the highways in the Garden Bay, Madeira Park and Pender Harbour communities.

In recent days, TELUS has noted an increase in the number of fraudulent phone calls to Canadians trying to trick them out of information that could be used to steal identities or break into on-line accounts.

In the "cone zone" there isn't much to protect a worker at the side of the road from being seriously injured or killed by a passing vehicle.

On July 1, two to three males entered a residence in the 500 block of South Fletcher Road, while the occupants were asleep. According to Sunshine Coast RCMP, the homeowner awoke and confronted the males who fled from the residence.

UPDATE as of 9:30 a.m. July 13: The Sunshine Coast RCMP have identified the deceased male located in the water off Gower Point in Gibsons on Monday evening as 52-year-old David Matthew Seward of Gibsons.