Local News

Mobile vendors who want to set up in the District of Sechelt this summer will have to get their proposal in to the District by May 27.

Hundreds of herring are hatching in the Harbour thanks to the efforts of the community and the Pender Harbour Rotary Club.

With a shift toward energy conservation, many companies and organizations are exploring strategies that enable better use of power. BC Hydro is following suit by implementing Smart Meter technology throughout the province.

While getting government to take action is normally a slow process, one local group has managed to expedite the process. Road drainage has been an ongoing issue in the West Howe Sound area, as certain roadways have fallen into poor shape.

The Vancouver trial of Gary Rudi Groenke, the former Sechelt RCMP officer and football coach accused of sexually assaulting three young boys in the '80s and '90s, is nearing its conclusion.

The man at the centre of a police-involved shooting in June of 2009 is facing further charges in connection to another alleged assault in Gibsons. On Sunday, May 8, just before 1 p.m.

Illegal dumping has become a major concern on the Sunshine Coast with a continual amount of garbage being left in the woods, and the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) has come up with a new tool to combat the problem.

Grad students at Chatelech and Elphinstone secondary schools will be avoiding the tanning booths and slathering on the sunblock to take a stand against skin cancer.

A proposal to double some development cost charges (DCC) in the District of Sechelt brought the development community out in full force May 2.

After repeated procedural challenges and two different legal opinions, Sechelt councillors gave second and third reading to the zoning amendment bylaw needed for Target Marine Hatcheries to process sturgeon on their property.