Local News

A local 80-year-old driver recently went through many challenges to keep her licence, and she doesn't want other seniors to face the same problems in the future.

The seniors' housing complex proposed by Pacific Arbour for Sechelt's waterfront will likely move to downtown Sechelt in an effort to keep the units more affordable.

The District of Sechelt is looking to engage the community further before moving ahead with its proposed plans to change mobile vending bylaws. On Tuesday, March 29 at 7 p.m.

The Sunshine Coast is inching closer to establishing an affordable housing committee which will work with government and the community at large in continuing to address housing issues on the Coast.

A mother fighting stage four cancer is trying to rebuild her life after a fire destroyed her rental home in Gibsons March 7.

After facing many challenges with the District of Sechelt, local mobile food vendor Feastro the Rolling Bistro, has applied for a license to operate at Winegarden Park in Gibsons.

The cost to ride on B.C. Ferries will increase on April 1 with walk on passengers paying 85 cents more ($13.45) and vehicle passengers paying $2.85 more ($45.20) per vehicle on the Langdale-Horseshoe Bay route.

Coast Reporter has been nominated for nine newspaper awards for provincial and national competitions.

After many hours of work and meetings, the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) has finalized its 2011 budget. The overall increase in taxes for this year is 3.79 per cent, which is up slightly from 3.58 per cent after round two.

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for the week of March 8 to 15: A police officer stopped a vehicle in the 1200 block of Highway 101 after witnessing the occupant driving well below the speed limit and swerving in its lane.