Local News

The Ruby Lake Lagoon Nature Reserve Society held a party to end all parties Sept. 25, raising $15,000 for the Iris Griffith Field Studies and Interpretive Centre.

The Town of Gibsons is taking developer Barrie Bolton to court for logging his property near Charman Creek. Bolton and his numbered company, 327593 B.C. Ltd., are facing eight charges of violating Gibsons' municipal bylaws.

One swift push into the dirt by local dignitaries signalled the start of construction for a new seniors' care facility in Gibsons this week.

Elphinstone Secondary School raised more than $6,000 for the Cops for Cancer group Sept. 17 with a fun head-shaving event.

The joint was jumping Friday evening, Sept. 24, as the Gibsons and District Public Library marked its 90th anniversary at a gala birthday bash.

After three years, $21,000 and countless hours of volunteer time, the Serendipity Preschool community playground is finally a reality for Pender Harbour.

The Coast has a new conservation officer. Murray Smith has moved from Prince George, where he worked as a conservation officer for 12 years, to take the position locally.

St. Mary's will get a new, six-bed psychiatric unit in the spring of 2005 as part of a million-dollar upgrade to mental health services on the Sunshine Coast. Mental health advocates have long been demanding better services on the Sunshine Coast.

All motorcyclists are invited to attend the Michelle Hull Memorial Motorcycle Toy Run on Sunday, Oct. 3. Riders and community members will meet at the Gibsons Park Plaza at 11 a.m. for coffee and snacks before the ride.

A Rotary youth exchange - what an experience I have already had.