Local News

A visiting group of 10 Indo-nesians and 10 Canadians, who have become local celebrities through their community work with Canada World Youth (CWY), are leaving the Coast on Saturday to spend the second half of their program in Borneo, Indonesia.

On Saturday, Nov. 26, two teams will represent the Sunshine Coast at the third annual First Lego League tournament in North Vancouver.

A lively meeting of Garden Bay Waterworks District (GBWD) and Hotel Lake water users ended Tuesday night with a decision to postpone the vote on whether to merge the two water systems.

Sechelt councillors and Mayor Cam Reid are delighted to be back in office for another term, along with newcomer Keith Thirkell.

Four new members join the three returning school trustees on the local school board as a result of last Saturday's civic election. Topping the Sechelt poll was newcomer Silas White.

Alongside Gibsons Public Art Gallery's (GPAG) current Animals! Animals! exhibition of Sunshine Coast artists' paintings, photography, clay and carving is a series of lively painting classes for five to 10-year-olds.

On Nov. 19, Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) voters elected Garry Nohr for Area B (Halfmoon Bay), Lorne Lewis for Area E (Elphinstone) and Lee Turnbull for Area F (West Howe Sound).

Representatives from the criminal justice system, social and community services, local governments, health services, addiction services, family services and schools came together in one room this week to come up with strategies to handle drug abuse o

Two Roberts Creek residents will be heading to Caracus, Venezuela this January to take part in the upcoming World Social Forum (WSF).

A Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) water boil advisory was lifted last Friday afternoon after lab results revealed drinking water in the distribution system from the Sunshine Coast Regional District's (SCRD) Langdale reservoir was clear of E. coli.