Bronwyn Beairsto

2 weeks ago | coastreporter.net | Bronwyn Beairsto

Home In the Community Music and merriment carried the day June 7 as Egmont’s streets (and harbour) were filled to the brim with locals and visitors delighting in all things Egmont. The festivities –– held the first Saturday in June annually –– included a kids fishing derby, cake walk, dunk tank, parade, BBQ, laser tag and more.

2 weeks ago | coastreporter.net | Bronwyn Beairsto

True to form, Chris Hergesheimer used his platform, upon receiving the King Charles III Coronation Medal, to call for transformation. Colleagues, bandmates, family and friends gathered at Seaside Centre Monday to celebrate Hergesheimer’s award. In the ceremony MC’d by friend and former campaign manager Steve Wright, colleagues offered praise to the passionate community advocate, who, among many other hats, is lead food programmer for Sunshine Coast Community Services Society (SCCSS).

2 weeks ago | coastreporter.net | Bronwyn Beairsto

Faced with an elderly man with health issues who refused to leave the shed where he was living, and with winter looming, bylaw officer Stephen Lanegraff knew ticketing him wasn’t the answer. It was the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) officer’s compassionate response to the file, which was an exceptional case in an unfortunately growing trend of precarious housing, that earned him a leadership award from the Local Government Compliance and Enforcement Association earlier this year.

2 weeks ago | coastreporter.net | Bronwyn Beairsto

After more than a year and a half of dormancy, the Sunshine Coast Community Action Team (CAT) is back in action. After hiring a program lead in February and a pair of peer coordinators just a couple of weeks ago, the organization dedicated to addressing the toxic drug crisis through community collaboration is ready for its re-launch open house, June 24.

2 weeks ago | coastreporter.net | Bronwyn Beairsto

From crime prevention to economic development, Powell River-Sunshine Coast MLA Randene Neill has made several funding announcements in the past month, totalling more than $400,000 for the Southern Sunshine Coast. Here’s a summary:  Town of Gibsons received $40,000 for operations training and supplies for emergency operations centres through the Community Emergency Preparedness Fund, said a June 6 press release.