Responding to urgent need in the community, the Government of B.C. is reopening the shelter at 599 Gower Point Rd., providing people experiencing homelessness with warm, safe beds right where they live and without having to travel to Sechelt, the nearest major city.

The world is changing and B.C. students need to be ready to adapt to the careers of tomorrow. Students in the Sunshine Coast School District will be prepared thanks to $22,500 in provincial funding awarded to the district, helping to connect kids with opportunities in skilled trades and tech training. 

Students, teachers and staff at Langdale Elementary school in the Sunshine Coast school district will benefit from $497,500 in provincial School Enhancement Program funding.

Families in the Sunshine Coast school district will benefit from improved transportation services, thanks to $380,465 in funding under the new provincial Student Transportation Fund.

Capilano University will receive $50,000 to support training for workers affected by the Howe Sound Pulp and Paper Mill closure near Gibsons.

Doing business on the Sunshine Coast just got easier, thanks to a new Mobile Business Licence (MBL) agreement.

The official opening of Gibsons Elementary school today applauded a community already engaged in lifelong learning. Staff and students from the Sunshine Coast school district celebrated with a ribbon cutting ceremony.

Residents and interested parties in Gibsons soon will have an opportunity to take part in the B.C. coastal ferries consultation and engagement process.

Education Minister George Abbott joined officials from the Sunshine Coast school district to sign a $14.3-million project agreement for a new elementary school in Gibsons.