Local News

Squamish could be the location of a brand new passenger ferry terminal if a deal can be struck to sell 10 acres of Oceanfront land to ferry company Strait of Georgia Transit (SGT), said company executives during a presentation to council a week ago T

Organizers of last week's summer basketball camp in Sechelt had a glass half full approach. Half full because that's what the gym was - half full.

Driftwood Players, the Sunshine Coast amateur theatre company responsible for such recent successes as Melville Boys and Ten Lost Years, takes to the streets of Sechelt and Gibsons over the next two weeks with their project Wagon Tales.

When Celia Fisher got the call last week that she was the 2008 Golden Girl, it caught her completely unaware. She was expecting a call from Sea Cavalcade chair Conchita Harding about some memorabilia the Fishers had from past Cavalcades.

Liability issues are holding back good projects up and down the Coast. In Tuwanek, the Sechelt Gray Forest Service leading to Tetrahedron Provincial Park has become a four-year headache for the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD).

The District of Squamish is losing one of its longest standing employees. Trudy Coates resigned as Administrative Services Director, effective Friday (July 21), after 18 years of service.

Excitement is building at the Egmont Heritage Centre (EHC) as master carver Arnold "Kwatamus" Jones prepares an old growth cedar log to be carved into a memorial totem pole at the centre.

The Ruby Lake Lagoon Society presents James Pawley for an informative workshop on Saturday, Aug. 9, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Iris Griffith Centre.

George Pratt of Halfmoon Bay is a professional sculptor whose artistic achievement recently showcased on the world's stage. His giant jade carving, The Emperor's Sunrise, has become the striking focal point at the entrance to the Canada/B.C.

Close to 1,000 Squamish households have yet to return their census forms, translating to a loss of over $1 million in federal transfer payments, according to Statistics Canada B.C. regional communications manager, Lisa Gibbins.