Local News

Children, parents, teachers, School District No. 46 administrators and board trustees were on hand at Madeira Park Elementary School May 1 for a special May Day celebration of their own - the opening of the new school playground.

A long-overdue co-operative marketing effort could help the communities from Langdale to Lund cash in on the expected Olympic tourism boom.

Silverback has crossed the last political hurdle on the road to building the development in Sandy Hook - and the bridge is burnt behind it.

After being found not criminally responsible for killing his mother, Ray Irwin is now seeking a share of her estate.

This summer two friends are going to give something very precious to children in Mozambique left orphaned through AIDS, floods and crop failure - the gift of being held, talked to and cuddled. The women will be giving the gift of love.

A new Coast-wide literacy project is already paying dividends.

A creative and productive way to support families and adults with a developmental disability has turned into a wonderful work opportunity and a way of interacting with the community.

A mock head-on crash staged at Chatelech Secondary School on Monday morning had about 600 high school students thinking harder about the consequences of dangerous driving.

Between 85 and 95 people converged on Roberts Creek Hall last Sunday, giving up their afternoon and venturing out into the rain to listen to presentations on what's wrong with independent power projects (IPPs).

In the District of Sechelt's low-key $12.3 million budget for 2008, funding for the vision plan is one of the few items that stands out.