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Déjà vu: Silas White announces he wants to be Gibsons mayor

Déjà vu: Silas White announces he wants to be Gibsons mayor

Silas White made a “loud and proud” announcement that he would be seeking the Gibsons mayor's chair during an event at the 101 Brewhouse in Gibsons on Aug. 6.
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Tla’amin Nation member appointed to Vancouver Coastal Health board

Tla’amin Nation member appointed to Vancouver Coastal Health board

Davis McKenzie will serve with the regional health authority
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Letter: Call it like it is when it comes to the Telus camp

Letter: Call it like it is when it comes to the Telus camp

'They pitch themselves as altruistic. However, why would Telus spend $25 million for 24 “marginalized” kids (or more kids over time) to attend theatre camp? Telus’s chief communications officer says they “…give where we live” and create local jobs, but none of the Coast theatre people I know even knew about this camp.'
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Letter: Buses need to be part of our highway system

Letter: Buses need to be part of our highway system

'The private sector has given up on providing bus service all across Canada. It is time for the public and nonprofit sectors to take up the challenge. It would take the pressure off the ferry system as well as the highway. Buses should be part of the highway system.'
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Gibsons court heats up in classic tennis tourney’s return

Gibsons court heats up in classic tennis tourney’s return

Sunshine Coast Tennis Tournament holds its 47th annual
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Good Birding: Welcoming winter residents and migrational passersby

Good Birding: Welcoming winter residents and migrational passersby

Also, the end of summer silence is here
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With outburst of creativity, Coast's Rogue Fest bounds back

With outburst of creativity, Coast's Rogue Fest bounds back

The 7th annual Rogue Fest will take place from Aug. 19 to 21 at the family-run Clarke Farm in Wilson Creek. 
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Why you may be noticing more bats around this time of year

Why you may be noticing more bats around this time of year

These surprise visitors are often the young pups. In July and August, pups are learning to fly, and their early efforts lead them to locations closer to humans. If you find a live bat indoors, open exterior doors and windows, and close interior doors until the bat leaves.   
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Photos capture mariner's eye and nature's tenacity at Gibsons gallery

Photos capture mariner's eye and nature's tenacity at Gibsons gallery

Artists Reave Dennison's Under Six Tons and Laara Cerman's Codex Pacificus are on at Gibsons Public Art Gallery to Aug. 21
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Art Beat: Swinging music in Sechelt this weekend

Art Beat: Swinging music in Sechelt this weekend

The Sechelt Summer Music Series continues with two performances on Saturday, Aug. 6, at the outdoor stage in Hackett Park. The lineup begins at noon with Susana Williams, whose musical career began in Caracas, Venezuela, at the age of 13.
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