Local News

A former Hungarian Olympic athlete turned Canadian coach will be recognized with a British Columbia community achievement award.

Brent Richter/Staff Writer A small but passionate crowd turned out to a public meeting Wednesday to voice their concerns about a proposal to build an independent power project (IPP) at Phantom Lake.

Ted Hume has a lifetime of memories of the Port Mellon townsite. A lad of 10 when he first arrived at the Rainy River village with his mom and day, Pearl and Ernie, Hume figures he had the best childhood a person could ask for.

It was May 1, 2008 when a dream became a reality as our hand-carved paddles entered the waters of the River Thames in London. We were a team of 14 Canadians in a great canoe called the Montreal canoe.

Snow removal was the topic again between Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) directors, SCRD staff, Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI) representatives and the public Monday night.

With a varied background in forestry, economic and cross-cultural studies, Michael McLaughlin is looking forward to the challenge of helping to shape business on the Sunshine Coast.

With duct tape across their mouths to symbolize being gagged, a small and silent group protested Bill 42 in Sechelt Feb. 13.

The provincial election campaign has officially begun on the Sunshine Coast. Last Friday, Liberal candidate Dawn Miller formally introduced her campaign team and opened her office in Sechelt.

Finance minister Colin Hansen released his much-anticipated deficit budget on Tuesday, trying to put on a brave face in the midst of an economic downturn and a looming provincial election in May.

Ann Stampfl vividly recalls the last time she spoke to her mom, Barbara. It was in June 2007. Ann had just called her mom in Salmon Arm to chat. "I knew right away something was wrong," Ann said. Her normally upbeat mom was having trouble speaking.