Local News

The Sunshine Coast real estate market is starting to pick up on the heels of a turnaround in the Metro Vancouver market.

Sunshine Coast RCMP have laid charges in the May 8 teen party near Gospel Rock. Police responded to the scene to find approximately 100 teenaged youths partying.

Plutonic Power Corp-oration is in a state of flux after a ruling by the BC Utilities Commission (BCUC). The BCUC has rejected BC Hydro's call for 3,000 gigawatts of power from independent power producers such as Plutonic.

The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) says the continuing pool leaks at the Sechelt Aquatic Centre are being taken care of, but pinpointing who's to blame for the problem is nearly impossible.

Cougars killed two llamas in Roberts Creek, gobbled up chickens near Gospel Rock, challenged a woman on Chapman Creek Trail near Wilson Creek and forced a weekend closure of Gibsons' Mahan Trail -all during the past two weeks.

The Sechelt, Squamish and Klahoose First Nations have lashed out at the BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) for a ruling which they say creates roadblocks for a range of independent power projects (IPPs) on their traditional territory.

A Vancouver Island man wanted for breaching his conditions to not attend a home in Halfmoon Bay was apprehended with the help of an RCMP dog unit last Thursday night.

Editor's note: See below for corrected website address. An incorrect address appeared in the Aug. 7th edition.

The provincial government's new Harmonized Sales Tax (HST), which will take effect next July, is meeting with mixed reactions on the Sunshine Coast.

At a special meeting of the District of Sechelt council Wednesday, July 29, council passed first reading on several motions required before renovations can begin on the future Arrowhead clubhouse.