Local News

Pacific Northwoods Resources (PNR) has withdrawn its interest in Crown lands at Egmont Point, clearing the way for Egmont Point to become a park. The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) has applied to Land and Water B.C.

A 22-year-old drug dealer from Gibsons received a six-month sentence for a string of 10 crimes he committed in 2004 and 2005. William G.

Litigation surrounding a weak force main in the District of Sechelt that has caused sewage to spill out onto the roadway on several occasions has ended in the district's favour.

A celebration of original music from a group of talented young musicians is set for next week. Waking Life Records presents their album release concert featuring original music from the Chatelech grad class of 2005 next Thursday and Friday.

The Sechelt Indian Band (SIB) and Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) are officially joining forces to protect the Chapman Creek and Gray Creek watersheds.

The Canadian Community Newspaper Association (CCNA) honoured Coast Reporter, the Voice of the Sunshine Coast and your community newspaper, with three awards on Saturday.

The Rick Hansen Man In Motion Foundation and the Wheels In Motion event generate funds that accelerate improvements to the quality of life of people living with spinal cord injuries and support research to find a cure.

The application for a community forest is in and the District of Sechelt is now working with the public to decide what the forest should look like on the Coast and how it should be managed.

If you were here during the summer of 1999, you may remember a special gathering of tugboats that graced the Gibsons Harbour over the Canada Day long weekend.

There were smiles and cheers, hugs and tears at the Relay For Life in Roberts Creek May 28 and 29. The event raised $96,000 for cancer research. "It was a great event and I think everyone really enjoyed themselves," said organizer Sandra Cunningham.