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Comedy duo bring fringe fest laughs to Gibsons It’s more than any old mad hatter’s tea party. It’s the James and Jamesy show, touring their latest creation High Tea, at the Gibsons Heritage Theatre in Gibsons this Wednesday to Sunday, October 8 to 12. British and physical comedians, Jamesy Evans and James Brown give audiences ... Read More »

Special Committee-of-the-Whole on at 6 pm on Tuesday, September 30 at Gibsons Legion Branch 109 at 747 Gibsons Way, Gibsons. The Town of Gibsons will have a special public meeting on Tuesday night, that will have key issues for discussion. The agenda includes the Engineering report regarding the Water System Investigation to be received; the ... Read More »

The Sunshine Coast RCMP are looking for information on the whereabouts of 85 year old Andreas Hansen, who was reported missing from his Crowsten Road residence yesterday afternoon. Hansen was last seen by his caregiver outside of his residence at approximately 2pm the afternoon of Monday September 15. Hansen has dementia and had recently started ... Read More »

Shortly after 5 am on Saturday, Sunshine Coast emergency personnel responded to the 6100 block of the Sunshine Coast Hwy, after a car crashed into a large tree. When police arrived on scene, the driver and three passengers had managed to get themselves out of the car, but the fourth passenger needed to be extricated ... Read More »

August 29 Jim Taylor’s Dine ‘n Dance: 6:30pm to 10:30pm Roberts Creek Legion 219 604-886-1965 – Jim Taylor playing all your favourite classic tunes from the 50s, 60s and 70s. Diner219er will be serving their usual tasty fare, beginning at 6pm, with Jim playing a dinner set from 6:30 followed by dance music from 7:30 ... Read More »

Open water swimmer Rachel Schoeler bravely left Nanaimo early today, and began carving the waves across the Strait of Georgia toward Sechelt. “Rachel left this morning at 8 am and is looking strong!” supporter, Brittany Barnes said by e-mail. Schoeler’s crossing is expected to take around 11 hours, which should have her arriving at Mission ... Read More »

Feast and Cultural Performances, singing and drumming! 5:30 to 7:30 Tickets at the door Thursday, August 21 at the Sechelt Nation Longhouse, Jackson, Williams, Paul – Memorial 604-747-1048 ab.ecotoursbc@gmail.com Read More »

Sunshine Coast RCMP are asking for the public’s help to locate 34 year-old Joshua Borthwick, who was last seen by his family at the Langdale Ferry Terminal near Gibsons on July 30. Since then, police have received information that he is in the Vernon area, but have not yet been able to locate him. Joshua ... Read More »

  Biographies of new board members of Sechelt Innovations Ltd.   Robert Flux, CA, CPA (Illinois), and CFP is the tax partner at the Coast Group Chartered Accountants in Sechelt. Rob has a diverse range of experience managing and planning with some of the largest CA firms in Canada and has specialized in owner-manager taxation ... Read More »

Howe Sound Outrigger Races Gibsons Landing 2014 results   OVERALL RESULTS – SHORT COURSE 14 KM   TIME Club Gender Course Category Boat # Colour   1 1:18:16 Pentiction Racing Canoe Club Men Short Junior 60 Orange/Blue Mirage   2 1:20:36 Powell River Outrigger club Mixed Short Gmaster G09 Red Mirage   3 1:22:15 FCRCC ... Read More »