Local News

The District of Sechelt burning bylaw will go back to staff for more tweaking before council votes on first reading.

With the onset of summer and the tourist season nearing, both visitors and locals alike are set to get a boost from the Sunshine Coast's new visitor information park.

The Sunshine Coast Community Forest has passed its five-year probation and has been granted a 25-year renewable community forest agreement (CFA) tenure from the province.

For the past two years, the Town of Gibsons has been working on its Harbour area plan and is now eager to solicit public feedback. To do so, the Town is working with an interactive, on-line pilot project for the public to have their say.

Brian and Corin Mullins, makers of Holy Crap cereal, have enough cereal stockpiled to feed the entire Sunshine Coast for a week, should an emergency ever warrant it.

Infrastructure projects in Sechelt and Gibsons are now full steam ahead thanks to major grant funding from the provincial government. The province is helping small, rural communities to address infrastructure priorities with an investment of $17.

Freshly picked lettuce, ripe cherry tomatoes and crisp carrots in shades of yellow, purple and orange were on the menu for about 60 students who were eager to eat their veggies this week.

Patricia Richardson Logie of Hopkins Landing passed away on May 24 following a long and illustrious career in the arts that began as a child in Niagara Falls when she drew pictures of her school friends.

Sechelt Fire chief Bill Higgs is pushing for stiffer penalties for clandestine grow operations, saying the hazard they pose to firefighters is extremely serious and potentially deadly.

Postal workers on the Coast were busy sealing up mailboxes June 15 as Canada Post Corporation (CPC) initiated a lockout that effectively halts all mail service in Canada for an undisclosed amount of time.