Local News

Stage 1 outdoor water use restrictions were in effect as of May 1 for those on the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) supply system and within the Town of Gibsons.

Fire swept through a home in the 2700 block of Lower Road in Roberts Creek Tuesday night, but everyone in the house was able to get out unharmed. The Roberts Creek Fire Department got the call around 11:21 p.m.

Sunshine Coast RCMP have released some details of an assault that happened in Gibsons in mid-April. RCMP say they responded to a call to assist a 33-year-old man who had suffered serious injuries around 7:10 a.m. on April 18.

A forest fire that prompted the evacuation of homes near Smuggler Cove Tuesday evening was caused by human activity, Halfmoon Bay Fire Chief Ryan Daley has confirmed. The fire call came in at 3:54 p.m.

Thanks to his first-place finish at provincials, avid photographer and Grade 12 Chatelech student Sam Robinson will be heading to Nova Scotia at the end of May to compete in the 25th annual Skills Canada National Competition.

A wayward steer caused a minor traffic sensation on Highway 101 near Lower Road on April 26.

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for April 21 to 29: • On April 24, a Coast resident reported his sailboat missing or stolen from its mooring off Dunham Road, Port Mellon.

A man in his 40s is dead after a workplace incident on a forestry operation on northern Vancouver Island. B.C. Coroners Service and WorkSafe B.C. were notified Sunday of the death, which happened at a logging site near Holberg.

The 30th annual Roberts Creek Earth Day Festival was held at the mandala on April 28, hosted by Roberts Creek Community Association.

A consultant is being hired by the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) as it works out a plan for communicating with the public about water ahead of summer, when the regional water system is most strained.