Local News

Canada is famous for many things: from hockey to maple syrup, saying “eh” to Mounties on horseback, there are many things people associate with our northern country – but is drunkenness one of them? According to 2019’s Global Drug Survey , Canada ran

A group of Sandy Hook property owners is asking Sechelt council to approve a land swap as the solution to a liability issue that has one of the property owners poised to block a well-used trail.

The Ladies Red Serge Gala committee is looking for one or two people to volunteer to chair or co-chair this year’s event scheduled for Sept. 12 in Sechelt.

A wildfire started April 1 in Upper Squamish is still not officially out. The blaze, at approximately the 17.5-mile mark of Squamish Valley Road, was reportedly started when a homeowner’s backyard slash fire got out of control.

Community Futures Sunshine Coast and the District of Sechelt are getting a share of the almost $19 million in Rural Dividend Grants recently announced by the province.

BC Ferries has added 92 extra sailings on the routes linking the Lower Mainland to the Sunshine Coast and Vancouver Island for the Victoria Day long weekend.

Police Report

RCMP and fire investigators say there was nothing suspicious about a fatal fire in Wilson Creek on Friday, May 10. The Sechelt Fire Department got called out to 4491 Hupit St. on shíshálh Nation lease lands around 3 a.m.

Cleanup continues at the Pier 17 building in Davis Bay after a fire last week.

New buildings on the Sunshine Coast should be solar ready and wired for electric vehicle (EV) charging – and local bylaws could be the tool to ensure that happens, says the Sunshine Coast Community Solar Association (SCCSA).