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Volunteers needed for Trash Bash

Volunteers needed for Trash Bash

Volunteers are needed for the Sunshine Coast Regional District’s (SCRD) eighth annual “Backroad Trash Bash” on Saturday, Sept. 21 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Walking for Parkinson’s

Walking for Parkinson’s

Despite the inclement weather, some 70 people gathered at Davis Bay pier Sept. 8 for the Parkinson’s SuperWalk.
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Low DCC revenue, high bid force Sechelt to scale back road project

Low DCC revenue, high bid force Sechelt to scale back road project

A shortfall in money from Development Cost Charges (DCCs) and higher than anticipated bids from contractors are forcing the District of Sechelt to scale back its plans to improve Trail Avenue.
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Whale of a show: Museum’s $1.6M exhibit to dive deep into orca crisis

Whale of a show: Museum’s $1.6M exhibit to dive deep into orca crisis

The massive centrepiece of an ambitious orca exhibit planned for the Royal B.C. Museum is intended to be both a show-stopper and a poignant message about the dire circumstances of the region’s southern resident orca population.
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Scientists identify new viruses in wild, farmed salmon in B.C.

Scientists identify new viruses in wild, farmed salmon in B.C.

One of three viruses identified was not known to have infected fish before
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Marine Education Centre gets $100,000 in federal funding

Marine Education Centre gets $100,000 in federal funding

West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky MP Pam Goldsmith-Jones was in Gibsons Sept. 7 for a pre-campaign funding announcement, one of dozens that have been rolled out by the Liberal government in recent weeks.
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Coast Reporter Radio: NASA Jim comes to Gibsons

Coast Reporter Radio: NASA Jim comes to Gibsons

Podcast
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RCMP investigating bike shop smash-and-grab

RCMP investigating bike shop smash-and-grab

Report arrests made in other recent cases
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Siegers calls on fisheries minister to reopen Pender Harbour office

Siegers calls on fisheries minister to reopen Pender Harbour office

Sechelt Mayor Darnelda Siegers is asking the federal fisheries minister to reopen the Department of Fisheries and Oceans field office in Pender Harbour and increase “enforcement of poaching activities” on the Sunshine Coast.
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BC Ferries: Detours from Horseshoe Bay scheduled for Saturday-morning sailings

BC Ferries: Detours from Horseshoe Bay scheduled for Saturday-morning sailings

Two morning sailings from Langdale to Horseshoe Bay on Saturday, Sept. 7 will be affected by detours that will be in place for the RBC GranFondo Whistler cycling event from downtown Vancouver to Whistler. For motorists travelling on the 6:20 a.m.
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