Effective at noon on Friday, May 18, 2018, Category 2 open burns will be prohibited throughout the Coastal Fire Centre’s jurisdiction, with the exception of the Haida Gwaii Natural Resource District and the “Fog Zone”.

The Government of British Columbia is providing $58,000 in grants to help manage the spread of invasive plants on Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast, announced Premier John Horgan, MLA for Langford-Juan de Fuca.

People experiencing homelessness in the District of Sechelt will have new homes, with plans for new permanent supportive modular housing, that will offer residents a safe and stable home with 24/7 support services.

As part of its rural development mandate, the Government of British Columbia is providing $10,000 each to the District of Sechelt and the Ruby Lake Lagoon Nature Reserve Society, Nicholas Simons, MLA for Powell River-Sunshine Coast, announced today.

An independent committee with members from diverse agricultural backgrounds and experiences will lead the revitalization of the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) and the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) through an authentic and meaningful consultation process with stakeholders and British Columbians, Minister of Agriculture Lana Popham announced today.

Exchanging an old wood stove for a cleaner-burning model is good, but exchanging it for electric, gas, propane, or pellet-heating is even better under the wood stove exchange program.

The study of the feasibility of a fixed link between the Sunshine Coast and the rest of Lower Mainland has been completed.