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Bronwyn Beairsto, Editor

Bronwyn Beairsto, Editor

Bronwyn Beairsto is editor of Coast Reporter, which covers happenings on the swiya of the shíshálh Nation and on the traditional territories of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Nation on the Southern Sunshine Coast of B.C., from Langdale to Egmont, including Gibsons, Sechelt, Roberts Creek, Halfmoon Bay and Pender Harbour. She’s a lover of folklore, small town life and the odd jaunt to the city to make sure it’s still not for her (it’s not).

She’s worked at Coast Reporter since 2021, before that serving as the sole editorial member of the Bowen Island Undercurrent for several years.


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Recent Work by Bronwyn

Coast Scene: Egmont Day

Coast Scene: Egmont Day

Music and merriment carried the day June 7 as Egmont’s streets (and harbour) were filled to the brim with locals and visitors delighting in all things Egmont. The festivities –– held the first Saturday in June annually –– included a kids fishing derby, cake walk, dunk tank, parade, BBQ, laser tag and more. At the Egmont Heritage Centre, Jay and the Civvie-Cats played a blues jam of covers, which came through loud and clear at the busy trailhead to the Skookumchuck Narrows.
Chris Hergesheimer awarded King Charles III Coronation Medal

Chris Hergesheimer awarded King Charles III Coronation Medal

Hergesheimer uses platform to call for systems change: 'Food insecurity is directly tied to poverty and in a rich liberal democracy like Canada, poverty is a policy failure.'
SCRD bylaw officer honoured for compassionate response to housing issue

SCRD bylaw officer honoured for compassionate response to housing issue

Faced with an elderly man with health issues who refused to leave the shed where he was living, and with winter looming, bylaw officer Stephen Lanegraff knew ticketing him wasn’t the answer.
Sunshine Coast 'action team' dedicated to addressing the toxic drug crisis re-launches

Sunshine Coast 'action team' dedicated to addressing the toxic drug crisis re-launches

The Sunshine Coast Community Action Team has a mandate to provide 'education, support, and interventions to meet community needs, guided by those with lived experience of substance use.'
Kitchens, flood mapping, co-ops: A month in provincial funding for the Southern Sunshine Coast

Kitchens, flood mapping, co-ops: A month in provincial funding for the Southern Sunshine Coast

From crime prevention to economic development, Powell River-Sunshine Coast MLA Randene Neill has made several funding announcements in the past month, totalling more than $400,000 for the Southern Sunshine Coast.
Here are May's real estate statistics for the Sunshine Coast

Here are May's real estate statistics for the Sunshine Coast

There were 59 homes sold on the Coast in May, which is just one fewer than the same month last year.
MLA community office opens in Sechelt

MLA community office opens in Sechelt

Randene Neill's Sechelt office is located at #103–5674 Teredo Square
Cliff Gilker Park's Gorge Bridge is closed

Cliff Gilker Park's Gorge Bridge is closed

The main supporting beam of the wooden bridge crossing Clack Creek is cracked
Public asked to weigh in on the future of Sechelt library and municipal hall

Public asked to weigh in on the future of Sechelt library and municipal hall

Should the building grow? Should it stay the same? What should be the future of the hub of civic and library services in Sechelt?
Hear what planning's under way for Sechelt | shíshálh Hospital

Hear what planning's under way for Sechelt | shíshálh Hospital

Four public engagement drop-ins will take place later this month and in early July
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