Tuwanek is an interesting sub-community on the Coast. Lumped in with Sechelt, Tuwanek is out at the very end of Sechelt Inlet Road on the east side of the inlet. The 10km moseying road winds past forest, parks, the Sandy Hook enclave, Tillicum Bay, Lambs Bay and the turnoffs for the Mt. Richardson/Tetrahedron Plateau recreational [...]
Photo Haley McConnell, story by Editor/Publisher Laurie McConnell I’m pretty pro community economic development and love the idea of our own small town community forest company sustainably logging suitable timber for value-added jobs & products in our community. But sooner or later we’re going to have to pay the piper, environmentally-speaking. At some point, the [...]
…yes, Culture! (Groan… that’s why I need more cultural exposure). Tomorrow and Sunday are ‘Sechelt Culture Days‘ and the District of Sechelt’s Arts, Culture & Heritage Advisory Committee is putting on a cultural extravaganza to share the unique culture of the isthmus of Sechelt. Saturday’s event is a FREE Writers Workshop with The Coast Reporter [...]
by Laurie McConnell Photos courtesy of Duaneburnett.com If you’re new to the Coast you might be forgiven for not knowing about this great dog-friendly cause: Duane Burnett’s singleminded determination to get dog-accessible drinking fountains installed throughout the Sunshine Coast. Many people will recall over a decade of seeing this Sunshine Coast lifestyle chronicler out and [...]
by Publisher/Editor Laurie McConnell All Photos & Video copyright Matthew Lane, 2011 Wow – the entrance to Chapman Creek is the place to be on the Sunshine Coast for great salmon fishing! The big rains have held off so the schools of salmon – pinks, coho (that’s right, COHO), and springs are holding up along [...]
Whether you’re new to the Sunshine Coast, just visiting, or you’ve been around for a while, it’s time to get to know the Strait again. This Sunshine Coast favorite is an iconic cafe for many. The Strait Cafe used to be over by the Wilson Creek Medicine Shop for a number of years, until constant [...]
Click here for the larger PDF Newsletter showing expansion details. This page is dedicated to all the news and events relating to the expansion of St. Mary’s Hospital in Sechelt. St. Mary’s serves the Sunshine Coast from Port Mellon to Egmont and is currently undergoing a $44 million expansion/renovation project that will enable the hospital [...]
In order to build affordably priced seniors housing on the Sunshine Coast, Pacific Arbour Retirement Communities has decided to seek a new site rather than pursue development of the waterfront site beside Snickett Park. Pacific Arbour Retirement Communities, an experienced owner, developer and manager of seniors housing, is pleased to let the Sunshine Coast residents [...]
by Editor/Publisher Laurie McConnell I heard through the grapevine that a new ‘store’ was opening in the Trail Bay Centre this past weekend so dropped by to take a look. Originally I thought an arts studio was opening up in the space next to the washroom entrance on the south side of the mall, near [...]
by Editor/Publisher Laurie McConnell Sunshine Coast author Deanna Proach’s first novel, Day of Revenge, is a credible start to a promising writing career. Set in revolutionary France, the novel follows the lives of a group of Loyalists determined to fight the Revolutionaries, who are growing more paranoid and erratic by the day. The book centres [...]
by Editor/Publisher Laurie McConnell All across the Sunshine Coast this week schools have been rolling out their festive extravaganzas… high school band concerts, Christmas pageants, elementary school showcases. Going by the over-capacity crowd at West Sechelt Elementary School tonight (the principal apologized for the lack of chairs and said there would be more next year, [...]
*HAPI FOODS – HOLY CRAP CEREAL IS ON CBC’S DRAGON’S DEN WEDNESDAY NIGHT NOV 17* Come to the special screening at Magellan’s Restaurant in Sechelt (next to the Lighthouse Pub). Doors open 7pm! The Sunshine Coast success story of Holy Crap Cereal just keeps getting better and better. Love the name or hate it, it’s [...]
by Publisher/Editor Laurie McConnell It’s that time again, and here’s hoping the weather stays great through this first July weekend of 2010. The event this year will be held on Sunday, July 11, starting at approximately 9:30 am for participant registration. Around noon- 1pm is a great viewing time for spectators. I’ll post an addendum [...]
Wow, exciting times on the Sunshine Coast. Whales are back along the shore for the first time in many years, drawing crowds out to piers, swim docks, beaches and walking paths hoping for a glimpse. There was some Facebook buzz earlier in the week that there had been a live birth of a baby (calf) [...]
CLICK HERE TO VIEW A COOL LARGE-SIZE POSTCARD SERIES What a great day, despite cloudy weather and even a few spits of rain. It meant all the dogs could be out as it was nice and cool; no kids frying on the curbs waiting for parade floats… but it sure didn’t hold back the crowds. [...]