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ArtBeat: Threads reach across the Coast

ArtBeat: Threads reach across the Coast

A group of knitters and crocheters that meets weekly at the Gibsons Public Library has contributed 162 handmade items to the Sunshine Coast Community Services Society. The donation, made on Dec.
Updated: Highway 99 reopens, following landslide cleanup

Updated: Highway 99 reopens, following landslide cleanup

Traffic heavy but steady moving through the Sea to Sky, says early morning traveller.
Gibsons Paddle Club looking for its permanent Sechelt home

Gibsons Paddle Club looking for its permanent Sechelt home

Sechelt chapter of the club proposing Lamb’s Brook Beach as option to store outrigger canoes.
BC Ferries cancels Texada/Powell River crossings due to weather

BC Ferries cancels Texada/Powell River crossings due to weather

High winds and unfavourable sea state result in cancellations and puts later sailings at risk of not running
Updated: BC Ferries cancels multiple Comox/Powell River sailings

Updated: BC Ferries cancels multiple Comox/Powell River sailings

Expected high winds responsible for cancelled crossings
Good Birding: Once again time for the Christmas Bird Count

Good Birding: Once again time for the Christmas Bird Count

Counting Coast birds this weekend and next week
Audience zeal powers lights-and-music festival spectacle

Audience zeal powers lights-and-music festival spectacle

Family reunion at heart of festival dance party
Coast Scene: Some highlights of Sechelt's Festival of Lights

Coast Scene: Some highlights of Sechelt's Festival of Lights

Downtown Sechelt was packed with hundreds of people on Dec. 7, for the annual Festival of Lights hosted by Sechelt Downtown Business Association. The day’s festivities included a holiday market at Seaside Centre, kids’ crafts in Trail Bay Centre, carol singing and lighting of the lights at Rockwood Lodge, and the truck parade down Cowrie Street with more than 40 brightly-lit vehicles taking part.
BC Ferries alters Westview/Texada dangerous goods trips

BC Ferries alters Westview/Texada dangerous goods trips

Changes involve sailings on December 23 and 25
Revised $17M Langdale well field project under consideration

Revised $17M Langdale well field project under consideration

Sunshine Coast Regional District elected officials to review reports on a potential construction phase for the Langdale Well Field and expanding transit and fleet facilities.