Local News

After a series of storms, phone service is being restored to residents of the Sunshine Coast. Telus hopes to have all the repairs completed by this weekend.

"The speed is the biggest problem. An extra second makes a big difference," said the mother of four girls, Dara Milligan, about traffic near her home in Elphinstone.

John Weston successfully held off a challenger on the weekend to claim the Conservative Party nomination in the West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country riding.

A recent funding cut announced by the province leaves local child care resource and referral (CCRR) programs expecting to close within the year.

A spring federal election is unlikely after another Liberal joined the Conservatives, according to Blair Wilson, MP for West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country.

Tuesday's ferry advisory committee meeting wasn't smooth sailing for B.C. Ferries officials as they sat in the hot seat at Gibsons Municipal Hall.

It looks like the second phase of the Wakefield development in West Sechelt will be going back to public hearing, starting the process all over again.

The Sunshine Coast Lions Club has met their goal of collecting 100,000 pounds of E-waste. On Wednesday, the club held its second community-wide E-waste collection day.

The Sunshine Coast is mourning the loss of yet another promising youngster. Twelve-year-old Brynn Proctor Suddes died of her injuries after she was struck by a pick-up truck on Highway 101 Tuesday afternoon.

A lighthouse keeper made a gruesome discovery last weekend on Merry Island. On Saturday, Dec. 30, Sunshine Coast RCMP were contacted by the lighthouse keeper after he found what appeared to be human remains in a small cove on the island.