Local News

A man in his early 20's is recovering at home this week from a self-inflicted axe wound at last Sunday's logger sports competition in Gibsons.

After nearly three months in dry-dock and $3 million in repairs, the Queen of Surrey returned to service between Horseshoe Bay and Langdale on Thursday. "She had her last session of sea trials [Monday].

Sunshine Coast RCMP members who patrol Gibsons and the surrounding rural areas will soon have a new station to call home following a joint announcement between the Town of Gibsons and RCMP Wednesday.

Sechelt council has endorsed a Ministry of Transportation and Infra-structure (MOTI) plan to widen Highway 101 on the oceanside of the southeast end of Davis Bay, eliminating 15 to 20 parking stalls and some landscape and seating.

Drunken partiers and several arrests marred some of the Sea Cavalcade festivities in Lower Gibsons last weekend, with Saturday night being extra busy for RCMP.

After nearly three months in dry-dock and $3 million in repairs, the Queen of Surrey will be back in service between Horseshoe Bay and Langdale on Thursday. "She had her last session of sea trials yesterday.

The Integrated Road Safety Unit (IRSU) was on the Sunshine Coast this week enforcing the Motor Vehicle Act. IRSU is comprised of RCMP and various municipal police departments from the Lower Mainland District.

Looking to improve and expand Porpoise Bay government wharf, Sechelt council has increased user fees and launched a process to look at expanding Sechelt's water lot lease - and thus, potentially, the size of the wharf.

Six months after B.C.'s new distracted driving law has been in place, a newly-release survey from the British Columbia Automobile Association (BCAA) suggests most drivers are no longer using hand-held phones.

An employment program for at-risk youth, which provides both job training and after-hours support to address instability in youths' home life, is poised to come to the Coast, if the community funding partners can be located.