Local News

School District No. 46 (SD46) staff and trustees still have some number crunching to do before finalizing its 2008/09 budget. On Tuesday night, secretary treasurer Andrea deBucy gave an overview of the preliminary budget at the SD46 board meeting.

Member of parliament Blair Wilson and his wife have launched a countersuit against Wilson's father-in-law, claiming William Lougheed unlawfully redirected money from his late wife's estate and defamed Wilson in the media.

Funds from B.C. Housing will go a long way towards establishing a new Arrowhead Centre on the former RCMP building property on Dolphin Street this summer.

ETHOS Career Management Group is excited to introduce the launch of Experience Works-mobile to four new locations in B.C., including the Sunshine Coast.

After four separate incidences of vandalism in March, the owner of downtown Sechelt's 420 Hemp Shop is considering closing his shop for good.

Federal-provincial grants towards unglamorous but important infrastructure projects in Gibsons and the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) were announced last Saturday at a ceremony at Gibsons municipal hall. B.C.

Women from across the Sunshine Coast gathered last Saturday at the seniors activity centre in Sechelt to talk, share knowledge, define areas that need change and bolster each other in their determination to continually work towards a better tomorrow

The newly elected Sechelt Indian Band (SIB) chief and council were officially sworn in on Tuesday in a ceremony at the band hall.

The Sechelt Indian Band (SIB) is one step closer to creating a new community centre for its members.

Finally - after 40 years of blood, sweat and tears, of failed referendums and construction delays, the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) and the Town of Gibsons officially opened the new Gibsons and Area Community Centre last Saturday.