Local News

Habitat for Humanity Sunshine Coast will have to wait a little longer before starting to build its first house.

More than 60 local artists of all disciplines gathered at Rockwood in Sechelt on Feb. 10 for a day-long arts and culture forum to hear about project funding through the provincial Legacies Now program and to exchange ideas with other artists.

Local politicians are rallying around the Dakota Ridge Society in its efforts to develop the ridge into a winter recreation area.

The assisted living floor of the Gibsons Garden Inn, the Coast's only assisted living facility, is closing because there is not enough care currently being provided there, says the newly created Office of the Assisted Living Registrar.

Brian Minter, whose advice is always of interest to gardeners, will share his experience and passion for plants at Heritage Playhouse in Gibsons Feb. 24 at 6 p.m.

To Jude Renaud, "just say know" is a more sensible slogan for drug education than "just say no.

On Feb. 11 the sporting community got together with business leaders and politicians at a workshop to discuss the Sunshine Coast's sport tourism industry.

Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary Pacific Unit 12 Halfmoon Bay (CCGA 12) was tasked to assist, along with four other Search and Rescue (SAR) and emergency medical services after a 40-year-old hiker on North Thormanby Island found himself pinned under a

Iona Campagnolo, lieutenant governor of B.C., encouraged Chatelech Secondary School students to aim high when she visited the school Feb. 10. "I think we are one of the most privileged people on the face of the Earth," Campagnolo told the students.

The Gibsons Area Community Centre Society (GACCS) will host an open house on Wednesday, Feb. 16, from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Elphinstone Secondary School library to present conceptual drawings and a project progress report.