Local News

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) has ranked the business tax structures of B.C.'s 160 municipalities and found Gibsons and Sechelt on near opposite ends of the spectrum.

It could be another rough Friday for B.C. Ferry travellers. The Queen of Coquitlam is experiencing problems with one of its engines, meaning all sailings today (Friday, June 25) will be longer as only one of the vessels engine will be in use.

The Sunshine Coast is poised for an Olympics-driven tourism boost in the coming years, according to speakers at Sunshine Coast Tourism (SCT)'s annual meeting Thursday evening, June 17.

Community members, led by local realtor Ali Khan, have come together to spruce up the garden area at the Sechelt extended care facility Totem Lodge.

$2.5 million in Highway 101 upgrades in the Davis Bay area are slated to start mid-September and end by early spring of 2011.

When visitors from around the world trek through Stanley Park in Vancouver this summer, chances are they will find themselves in the Klahowya Village, a brand new cultural exhibit featuring First Nations art, carving, stories, cuisine, performances a

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for June 15 to 22: Between June 14 and 15, a vandal smashed out a window of a vehicle parked in the 4500 block of Highway 101. Nothing was stolen from the vehicle.

Four fire trucks and 18 firefighters raced to the Sechelt landfill to put out a fire Saturday evening, June 19. Sechelt fire Chief Bill Higgs said the fire started underground due to garbage decomposition.

Tree vandals in Sechelt have been snapping young trees to the ground along Shorncliffe Boulevard, Norwest Bay Road and in Hackett Park.

More than a year after founding the Bear Education and Resource (BEAR) Network, Gerald Shaffer says the group has had great success in getting bear safety education out to businesses and the public, but it seems the job is just beginning.