Local News

The music was loud the way kids like it. The crowd was wowed with tricks and daring. The sky was filled with teens flying through the air on their skateboards at Gibsons Skate Park June 21.

Sunshine Coast RCMP are investigating two brazen break-ins to several businesses in Gibsons. Early Saturday morning between 1 and 1:30 a.m., suspects broke in to Sunnycrest Mall and smashed their way in to at least five businesses.

An expanded curbside recycling service seems likely after the final installment of the Sunshine Coast Regional District's (SCRD) series of recycling open houses last Saturday (June 21).

B.C. Ferries has decided to take charge of appointing committee members to the 12 provincial Ferry Advisory Committees (FAC) themselves rather than through the existing public process.

Residents in some parts of Sechelt were without water Tuesday morning after an unexpected shutdown of the Chapman Creek water treatment plant's automated system.

A Sechelt man has been sentenced to five months in jail after pleading guilty for his part in two break and enters.

Ferry travellers should be setting some extra cash aside as a proposed fuel surcharge could be implemented sooner than first anticipated. B.C.

Residents were vocal both for and against the Pacific Spirit Properties Development plans at a public hearing June 12 at the Seaside Centre. Atelier Pacific Archi-tecture Inc.

A proposed sturgeon roe processing plant at Target Marine has stirred up emotion in the community.

A successful program aimed at promoting literacy and celebrating books, reading and writing has been given a financial boost after a BC150 Community Arts Grant was awarded last week.