Local News

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.

A renewed emphasis on creating an alternate highway has been put into the integrated transportation study (ITS).

Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson is asking the public to exercise caution with any outdoor burning activities within the Coastal Fire Centre.

May 15 to 21 is local government awareness week in B.C, and in honour of this week, the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) is inviting all members of the community to participate in an essay contest.

Voters will notice a few changes and improvements when they head to the polls in Gibsons this November for the municipal election.

Spring has sprung and the month of May is here, and thousands of child-care providers across the province have an extra spring in their step -in celebration of Child Care Month.

British Columbians are being invited to participate in a new on-line survey on the harmonized sales tax.

Nicotine replacement therapies will be available to all B.C. smokers at no cost and smoking cessation prescription drugs will be covered under PharmaCare, Premier Christy Clark announced Monday, May 9.

A store clerk was shaken up, but otherwise unharmed after a robbery at the Bargain Store in Gibsons Monday morning. Just before 11 a.m.