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BC Marine Trails launches videos to protect coast and honour First Nations

BC Marine Trails launches videos to protect coast and honour First Nations

‘These videos are designed to provide practical, easy-to-understand advice that anyone can follow.’
Art Beat: Artisan fair spites foul weather and Art & Words fest this weekend

Art Beat: Artisan fair spites foul weather and Art & Words fest this weekend

Also, Sechelt, Gibsons and Roberts Creek music series continue
Photo: Sechelt tree illuminates with lightning

Photo: Sechelt tree illuminates with lightning

It “sounded like a cannon” when lightning struck a tree on Bligh Road in West Sechelt during a severe thunder storm Saturday evening. While the tree lit on fire, the pounding rain soon extinguished the flames, said photographer Karen Rose. The weekend saw 14.5mm of precipitation at Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Sechelt weather station while temperatures reached 27C. 
BC Ferries spending, losses and on-time performance up over 2023

BC Ferries spending, losses and on-time performance up over 2023

A point of pride noted in the CEO’s presentation at the Aug. 15 AGM was BCF was 'back on the path to being an employer of choice.'
Wheelchair-friendly viewing platform installed at Sargeant Bay fish ladder

Wheelchair-friendly viewing platform installed at Sargeant Bay fish ladder

New fish ladder and viewing platform welcome pink salmon and community members
Sechelt weather: Fall tree fruit harvest time approaches

Sechelt weather: Fall tree fruit harvest time approaches

Rain is expected to continue, off and on throughout the weekend and up to Tuesday of next week.
WPC calls to remove Dock Management Plan opposition signage

WPC calls to remove Dock Management Plan opposition signage

As existing tidewater docks and boathouses within the shíshálh swiya are allowed to stay under conditions detailed in updates to the dock management plan, the Waterfront Protection Coalition is calling for the removal of the signs opposing the process.
Sunshine Coast RCMP arrest tool thief in Gibsons

Sunshine Coast RCMP arrest tool thief in Gibsons

A man who was observed stealing tools from building supply stores in both Gibsons and Sechelt has been arrested.
Frog survey in Mt. Elphinstone area coming

Frog survey in Mt. Elphinstone area coming

There will an investigation into the presence of Northern red-legged frog and their breeding habitat in the Mount Elphinstone area.
Suspects arrested in Sechelt convenience store break in

Suspects arrested in Sechelt convenience store break in

Sunshine Coast RCMP have recommended a charge of break and enter for Stephanie Colquhoun and Mathew Stahl of Sechelt.