Local News

Two local Rotarians and a massage therapist will be heading to India on Feb. 17 at their own expense to assist with the vaccination of 250,000 children during a national polio immunization day.

Have you ever seen an orchestra rehearse? There will be a terrific opportunity to do so on Feb. 14 at Roberts Creek Elementary School.Between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. the Sunshine Coast Community Orchestra presents this fund-raising event with a twist.

The Seascape Crescent condominium project was given a final stamp of approval during a Sechelt Council meeting on Wednesday night.

"If we can't have it, it's unfortunate, but someone in the area should," said Kal Helyar of Porpoise Bay Charters upon hearing the Artificial Reef Society of B.C.

Former School District 46 director of finance John Pritchard has been selected as the district's new secretary-treasurer.

Sunshine Coast resident Graham Walker loves performing for children and it shows. He gets kids singing like a cat or braying like a donkey, and from all we hear, big kids love it, too. On Sunday afternoon, Feb. 8, at 2 p.m.

A deal is in the works to bring a Shoppers Drug Mart store to the Trail Bay Centre in Sechelt. Bruce Morris, vice president of Trail Bay Properties Ltd.

Fourteen new works by Coast artist Greta Guzek illuminate the Westwind Gallery in Gibson's Landing - the largest-ever presentation of Guzek's acrylic landscapes in any venue. Kicking off with an opening reception Saturday, Feb. 7, from 4 to 7 p.m.

Washboard Hank and Lance Loree will perform Feb. 7 at the Gumboot Garden Café in Roberts Creek.

Another candidate has stepped forward seeking the NDP nod in the next federal election. Nicholas Simons announced his intention to seek the NDP nomination for the West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast riding.