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On-demand transportation in Coast's 'transit desert' pitched to SCRD

On-demand transportation in Coast's 'transit desert' pitched to SCRD

From the northern connection of Redrooffs and Highway 101 to Earls Cove, a ride-sharing service, taxis and a seasonal shuttle service are the only public transportation options.  With full user-pay fares, one-way ride-share trips from those areas to Gibsons costs in the range of $100.  
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Here are some of the challenges of providing palliative and end-of-life care on the Coast

Here are some of the challenges of providing palliative and end-of-life care on the Coast

A recently published study “Palliative and end-of-life care on the Sunshine Coast: A scan of current and future needs” examined palliative and hospice care services in the region and explored how capacity will need to be increased to address both the current and projected needs of an aging population.
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Students create bee boat with help from Powell River Garden Club

Students create bee boat with help from Powell River Garden Club

Pollination project part of School District 47 landed learning gardening program
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Letters: In the SCRD, we pay for water we’re barely allowed to use

Letters: In the SCRD, we pay for water we’re barely allowed to use

'If water conservation is your goal, one of the best ways would be to stop allowing more big developments that will suck up vast amounts of water. And why not build a few really big reservoirs to catch all the rainwater that pours down much of the year and just flows back out to sea?'
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Passing the torch: Festival of the Written Arts celebrates its 40th year with new leadership

Passing the torch: Festival of the Written Arts celebrates its 40th year with new leadership

Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts outgoing artistic and executive director Jane Davidson and her successor Marisa Alps talk legacy and future of the longest-running literary festival that features only Canadian authors.
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It looks like someone took a chainsaw to ELF's SongBird Forest sign

It looks like someone took a chainsaw to ELF's SongBird Forest sign

On June 12, The Living Forest Institute held a concert in the SongBird Forest. When the lead organizer arrived at the site, she came across the sign cut in two. In the days preceding the event, people had visited the forest to conduct a site visit and reported to ELF that the sign was intact.
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Powell River Board of Education chosen to offer online learning throughout province

Powell River Board of Education chosen to offer online learning throughout province

School District 47 receives designation from BC Ministry of Education and Child Care
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Letters: Saturday honking in Davis Bay is irksome to neighbours

Letters: Saturday honking in Davis Bay is irksome to neighbours

'This continuous noisy action denies the freedom of others for peaceful enjoyment of their homes and the seawall. I ask the demonstrators to redirect their energy to one of the many local political or social organizations that work to improve the rights and freedoms of folks in our community and to stop annoying your neighbours.'
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Gracey Hemstreet lands on the World Cup podium — again

Gracey Hemstreet lands on the World Cup podium — again

Sechelt teen has been a mainstay at the Mercedes-Benz UCI Mountain Bike World Cup this season
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Sechelt’s Sonya Richmond named Outdoorsperson of the Year

Sechelt’s Sonya Richmond named Outdoorsperson of the Year

The Canadian Wildlife Federation is honouring the Sunshine Coast resident who has been trekking across Canada to #Hike4Birds and inspiring others to reconnect with nature.
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