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Police seek tips on stolen E-bike

Police seek tips on stolen E-bike

Sunshine Coast RCMP are asking the public for information after an electric bike was stolen from the Gibsons Garden Hotel. On Nov. 18 at about 2:30 a.m., the thief cut the lock off the bike and rode away on Gibsons Way.
Council to weigh in on cannabis shop licences

Council to weigh in on cannabis shop licences

Sechelt’s planning department is recommending council endorsement of four applications for non-medical cannabis retail licences. In a report to come forward at the Nov.
Free menstrual products coming to school washrooms

Free menstrual products coming to school washrooms

Trustee argues boys washrooms should be included
Owner sought after RV fire

Owner sought after RV fire

Sunshine Coast RCMP are trying to track down the owner of a recreation vehicle that caught fire in Roberts Creek on the weekend. On Sunday, Nov. 17 at approximately 4 a.m.
SD46 board sticks with chair and vice

SD46 board sticks with chair and vice

One year into their term, School District No.46 trustees opted to maintain the status quo by voting to keep Pammila Ruth as chair of the Board of Education, with Stacia Leech acclaimed as vice chair.
Sechelt archives to be moved to temporary home

Sechelt archives to be moved to temporary home

Sechelt council’s committee of the whole is recommending $1,350 be set aside in the 2020 budget for the first step toward finding a new home for the Sechelt Community Archives.
Road dedication swap could open up new beach access

Road dedication swap could open up new beach access

Sechelt council has approved the first steps to close an undeveloped road dedication and swap it for a route that could be used as a new access to the beach in the Sargeant Bay area.
SD46 board hears pitch for better playing fields

SD46 board hears pitch for better playing fields

A group lobbying for local governments to improve playing and sports fields on the Sunshine Coast made their appeal to the School District No. 46 (SD46) Board of Education on Nov. 13.
MOU for Sechelt library funding looks likely

MOU for Sechelt library funding looks likely

How to fund the Sechelt Public Library has been puzzling directors at Field Road for months in anticipation of the expiration of a five-year memorandum of understanding last year, but an answer appears to have emerged after a few hours of deliberatio
Auxiliary members dedicated to supporting health care

Auxiliary members dedicated to supporting health care

Volunteers from the Sunshine Coast Healthcare Auxiliary Thrift Store joined forces Nov. 16 at the Sechelt Nation Community Hall to host their annual Christmas Sale, offering decorations, new and used gift items and festive décor.