Local News

The crew of the Malibu Princess rescued a man from the frigid waters north of Skookumchuck Narrows last weekend. "He was so tired.

This year's Golden Girl, Sue Wiggins, is no stranger to hard work. Born in England at the end of World War I, Wiggins came to Canada in 1951.

The Sunshine Coast Regional District board gave a cold reception July 29 to AJB Investments, which plans to dig gravel mines near Chapman and McNab creeks.

Summer holiday plans at the Sunshine Coast Regional District are colliding with the debate over the "shocking" estimate of $3.6 million for renovation of the SCRD's new offices on Field Road.

According to statistics, more Canadian children die as motor vehicle passengers than from any other cause of injury.

Three youths from the Coast are embarking on the experience of a lifetime through the Rotary Youth Exchange this month.

Jackson Davies, better known as Constable Constable on the Beachcombers, was stopped for photo ops numerous times on his way to the Gibsons Wharf where filming of A Beachcombers Christmas movie got started this week.

A recently honoured community advocate is sounding the alarm for the hungry in our community. Sue Towers, this year's recipient of the Sechelt Rotary Club's community award, is dismayed at the response to the annual Christmas in July campaign.

"The best adventure is into the mysterious," according to Albert Einstein, as quoted in the final paragraph of Natasha Rosewood's debut book, Aaagh! I Think I'm Psychic (And You Can Be Too).

Gardening is the most popular outdoor activity in the world - more so than golf, says Glenn Lewis, who is, not surprisingly, the president of the Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden Society.