Local News

A happy crowd will fill the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre, in Sechelt on Saturday as young artists will be presented with awards recognizing their achievements in the visual arts. A special event starting at 1 p.m.

Effective Monday, Oct. 20, and for the remainder of 2008, the Sechelt Public Library will be open Mondays, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. This trial extension of library hours will cost approximately $8,000 and is being funded by the District of Sechelt.

There's a tangible link to the Sunshine Coast's industrial logging history to be found amongst a patch of coastal western hemlock and Douglas fir on the east side of Caren Range - and with vertical boiler and smokestack jutting close to eight metres

Foster families are recognized in October by the provincial government, and local parents and social workers want others to know it is a worthwhile experience.

The economic downturn that's gripping stock markets and deflating home values could be a silver lining for the long-planned highway upgrade between Field Road and the Construction Aggregates conveyor belt in Sechelt.

Premier Gordon Campbell's economic plan announced Wednesday night (Oct. 22) could be the unofficial kickoff to the May 2009 provincial election campaign.

While the court process is appropriate for some criminal actions, there is an alternative for lesser offences, said Sue Lamb, a youth justice volunteer.

The Town of Gibsons and the Squamish Nation signed a co-operation protocol last Thursday (Oct. 16) that lays the foundations for good relations between the two governments in the future.

Voter turnout for the federal election may have hit an all-time low, but the eager crowd who attended a Sechelt all-candidates forum may indicate the municipal election is a hot ticket. Close to 300 people packed the Sechelt Seniors' Centre Oct.

Halloween is a treat for little ghosts and goblins, but it can be sheer terror for family pets.