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Robert Creek hits high-water mark with Creek Daze: Art Beat

Robert Creek hits high-water mark with Creek Daze: Art Beat

Also, here's what's on for the summer music series
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Highway 101 bypasses public engagement extended to Aug. 31

Highway 101 bypasses public engagement extended to Aug. 31

The province has extended the feedback period for its Highway 101 Alternate Route Study to help short-list options for potential highway improvements or bypass routings in areas between Gibsons and Trout Lake.
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Langdale paddleboarder rescued after fall in ferry wake

Langdale paddleboarder rescued after fall in ferry wake

Gibsons Marine SAR ( RCMSAR Sation 14) and neighbours rescued a paddleboarder fallen in Smith Cove on Aug. 7.
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B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations dips to one-month low

B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations dips to one-month low

Number of those in ICU with the disease is lowest since mid-June
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Early morning fire at homeless encampment on Hightide Avenue extinguished

Early morning fire at homeless encampment on Hightide Avenue extinguished

No members of the public or firefighters were injured as a result of what Sechelt Fire Chief called 'a tent and rubbish fire' at 5656 Hightide Avenue in the early hours of Aug. 11.
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'Never been easier': Tech expert dispels Canada's electric vehicle myths

'Never been easier': Tech expert dispels Canada's electric vehicle myths

Hundreds of new chargers are slated to be installed across Canada and more Canadians are considering EVs than ever before. But why is the adoption rate still so low?
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Sechelt grants development permit for proposed Havies subdivison

Sechelt grants development permit for proposed Havies subdivison

One councillor voted in opposition to granting the permit for the 99-unit subdivision on Laurel Avenue
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Canadian parents among least likely to prevent cyberbullying, survey finds

Canadian parents among least likely to prevent cyberbullying, survey finds

Canadian children are being cyberbullied just as much as youth in other countries. But their parents are lacking in taking preventative measures to lower these numbers, according to a new poll.
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Prescription eyewear too expensive for many British Columbians, poll shows

Prescription eyewear too expensive for many British Columbians, poll shows

33 per cent of British Columbians haven't visited the optometrist in the last three years.
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Rural zoning public hearing this fall: July 28 SCRD board meeting briefs

Rural zoning public hearing this fall: July 28 SCRD board meeting briefs

'Staff are still mapping' out the date and format for the proposed new zoning bylaw's public hearing. The Board also moved to have staff draft amendments to the subdivision servicing bylaw, to stop automatic SCRD take over ownership of community sewer systems.
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