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Deep-rooted artworks go from grove to gallery

Deep-rooted artworks go from grove to gallery

Branching Songs is featured at Sunshine Coast Arts Centre until August 13
Art Beat: Crowds clamour for all that jazz

Art Beat: Crowds clamour for all that jazz

The Gibsons Landing Jazz Festival and Beyond wound up its 27th season last week with a triumphant weekend of performances in Gibsons and Sechelt.
Frenzied fables coming to a festival near you

Frenzied fables coming to a festival near you

This summer, the Driftwood Players theatre company will breathe fresh life into classic tales through dramatic performances at community celebrations.
Smoking outside a top fire risk for Roberts Creek fire chief

Smoking outside a top fire risk for Roberts Creek fire chief

During June, two incidents believed to be smoking related had the potential to cause wildfires along Roberts Creek area trails.
Cowrie Medical Clinic to launch cancer screening options for non-patients

Cowrie Medical Clinic to launch cancer screening options for non-patients

The pilot project will be available to Sunshine Coast residents without family doctors
Gibsons officially opens Well 6

Gibsons officially opens Well 6

The ribbon was cut on the aquifer service expansion project on June 28
No dates for next steps on Highway 101 re-routings

No dates for next steps on Highway 101 re-routings

No timeline for shortlisting Highway 101 alternate routes between Gibsons and Halfmoon Bay is included in the public and stakeholder engagements report on proposed options. Sunshine Coast Highway Society spokesperson Robin Merriott said “it’s an awful lot of words and pictures to say nothing”.
UPDATE: Missing Gibsons man found safe

UPDATE: Missing Gibsons man found safe

Sunshine Coast RCMP thank public for their help
Church Road well systems are ready but approvals are not

Church Road well systems are ready but approvals are not

With provincial “Leave to Commence” for the Church Road well field not in place as of June 28, the Sunshine Coast Regional District will also have to open its wallet to have the capacity to add site water to its Chapman system.
Coast campfire ban returns June 29

Coast campfire ban returns June 29

A ban on campfires will be back in place on the lower Sunshine Coast as of Thursday, June 29 at noon.