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'Death by 1,000 cuts': Coast farmers face extreme weather conditions

'Death by 1,000 cuts': Coast farmers face extreme weather conditions

Climate events in 2021 interrupted material access, drove up costs
Coast rocker Al Harlow launching solo album

Coast rocker Al Harlow launching solo album

It was a project Harlow’s musical friends and colleagues knew he’d love, but perhaps not one he’d initiate himself. So, they’d started it for him.
Driftwood Theatre School launches an ambitious season

Driftwood Theatre School launches an ambitious season

Driftwood Theatre School and parent company Driftwood Players are teaming up to mount Lois Lowry’s magical and poignant play Gossamer
Gibsons' St. Bart’s Food Bank provided food hampers to 1,139 people in 2021

Gibsons' St. Bart’s Food Bank provided food hampers to 1,139 people in 2021

'We also gave away 360 dozen eggs, 275 kg of carrots and many other food and household necessities'
SCRD ‘urgently’ needs more lifeguards

SCRD ‘urgently’ needs more lifeguards

Pool hours changing as a result
Gumboot Nation: So shines a good deed in a weary world

Gumboot Nation: So shines a good deed in a weary world

The first Gumboot nation column of a new year
‘Our crews didn’t have a Christmas’: Behind the scenes of Coast road plowing

‘Our crews didn’t have a Christmas’: Behind the scenes of Coast road plowing

Who is responsible for clearing snow and ice?
Active COVID-19 infections in B.C. rise above 33,000 for first time

Active COVID-19 infections in B.C. rise above 33,000 for first time

Active infections have risen in each of the past 16 provincial data updates.
B.C. schools ready to open on Monday, despite rising COVID-19 case counts

B.C. schools ready to open on Monday, despite rising COVID-19 case counts

Despite record numbers of new daily cases, school “is the best place for children to be,” says provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry.
Updated: Highway 101 at Davis Bay reopened after waves push logs onto road

Updated: Highway 101 at Davis Bay reopened after waves push logs onto road

Same area flooded last January