Local News

The province-wide 2010 Winter CounterAttack Campaign was a success. Police officers throughout the province worked hard to reduce the carnage on B.C.'s roadways caused by impaired drivers.

The implementation plans for the new resource recovery facility in Pender Harbour are starting to come into focus. Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) directors received a preliminary plan at the Jan. 6 infrastructure services committee meeting.

School District No. 46 may see a smaller number of trustees elected come November. Trustees passed a motion at Tuesday's board meeting to investigate reducing the number of trustees from seven to five under an "elected at large" model.

Sunshine Coast volunteer fire departments are sounding the alarm: more volunteers are needed to effectively respond to emergency calls. Gibsons and Roberts Creek volunteer fire departments both have recruiting drives underway.

Dozens of people enjoyed a night out on the town and made it home safe and sound over the holidays thanks to Mokie Burnham and her volunteers.

Brian and Corin Mullins, makers of Holy Crap cereal and local celebrities after their appearance on the Dragons' Den, have just been nominated for a Successful You Award through Small Business BC.

Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) directors want to see more frequent and easily accessible transit service on the Coast, but that will take more study and funding if those goals are to be realized.

Finding a tougher go of it in the big cities, organized crime groups are buying property on the Sunshine Coast to run grow-ops, Sunshine Coast RCMP say.

Costly upgrades are needed at the Gibsons Aquatic Centre and Sunshine Coast Arena in Sechelt to keep both facilities serving Coast residents well into the future.

The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) wants to protect Coast drinking water and have started a process that they hope will end in the protection of the Chapman Creek watershed.