Local News

Usually when a church has honoured guests, it rolls out the red carpet. Not so this Sunday, Oct. 17, however.

Join Nadine Pinnell, a researcher from the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre, will be at Cooper's Green Hall in Halfmoon Bay at 1 p.m. Oct. 22 to explore the wonderful world of B.C. cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises).

Thanksgiving dinner shopping at Gibsons Marketplace IGA last week was an opportunity for Roberts Creek students to practice their math and do some good deeds.

Conservation officer Murray Smith has shot five problem bears on the Coast in the past three weeks.

Sechelt was the place to be Oct. 12 when a day-long Olympic summit brought Premier Gordon Campbell, one of his cabinet ministers and John Furlong, the head of the 2010 Olympics, to town.

The newly-formed Egmont and District Volunteer Fire Department (EDVFD) continues to gather momentum with the receipt of a new donation. An anonymous donor gave a gift of $2,500 to be used for the fire department building or equipment.

It's official: businessman Chris McNaughton has declared his intention to stand for nomination as the Liberal candidate for the Powell River-Sunshine Coast riding.

School District 46 and the Sunshine Coast Regional District are exploring the possibility of building a swimming pool at Chatelech Secondary School in Sechelt. Regional district board chair Ed Steeves said this placement makes sense.

The Town of Gibsons wants an orca for its soon-to-be upgraded pool. The town is trying to raise the money to bid on an eight-foot-high statue of an orca whale created by local artist Nadina Tandy.It is one of over 60 statues customized by B.C.

Fred Church's sentencing hearing for three child sex crimes has been delayed until Nov. 12. Church, formerly a well-known businessman, Rotarian and volunteer with several charities, pleaded guilty on Aug.