Coast Beat Ep. 74:

The Sunshine Coast Community Foundation has released a new Vital Signs update highlighting vulnerability on the Sunshine Coast. Vital Signs project co-manager Don Basham joins us for some background on the report, which is the centre-spread in this week's print edition.

We’ll also catch up with some discussion at the Legislature on one of our favourite topics – BC Ferries.

We've also got Sechelt mayor Bruce Milne’s response to residents of the Seawatch subdivision.

Show notes:

The Sunshine Coast Vital Signs report is available online here:

https://www.sccfoundation.com/vital-signs/pages/vital-signs-2017

Coast Beat Ep. 73: We’re anxiously watching the weather forecast hoping for a few days of sustained rainfall to avoid having to impose a total ban on outdoor water use and deploy an emergency siphon to draw extra water from Chapman Lake.

Also on this episode: The economy of Gibsons Landing, and the politics of derelict and abandoned vessels.

Show Notes:

Our April 2016 article on the controversy over the metering project

http://www.coastreporter.net/news/local-news/scrd-defends-5-5m-water-meter-project-1.2226280

Our April 2017 article on the Chapman Lake expansion project

http://www.coastreporter.net/news/local-news/chapman-lake-expansion-project-delayed-to-2018-1.17293995

Background on the Nanaimo reservoir project https://www.nanaimo.ca/your-government/projects/projects-detail/reservoir-no-1

The Gibsons Harbour Area Economic Development Strategy can be found here:

https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/44991/Gibsons%20Harbour%20Area%20Economic%20Development%20Strategy.pdf?handle=6FC8B17525974676BE3089625A102B6A

Coast Beat Episode 72: Some of the voices from the September 20 special committee session of Sechelt council for residents of Seawatch, and our full interview with BC Ferries president Mark Collins about the new schedules announced for the Sunshine Coast this week after months of public consultations.

Coast Beat Ep. 71: Sean and John discuss the latest moves in the debate over the Seawatch sinkholes and MLA Nicholas Simons on the NDP's first week in the Legislature as government.

Coast Beat Ep. 70: Sean and John talk a little provincial politics, the mayor of Sechelt on the tone of the correspondence they've had on a proposed homeless shelter, and a local RCMP officer tells a Labour Day crowd about their drive to form a union

Coast Beat Ep. 69: Sean, John and Christine talk about some out of the box thinking on housing and the debate over a homeless shelter, the Bolt is back, and we get some final thoughts from Christine as she heads off to new career pastures

Coast Beat Ep. 68: After a holiday break the podcast returns to some familiar topics - BC Ferries and bears. Sean, John and Christine look at the story of bear that tried to follow child into a Gibsons home and BC Ferries' new rules on car deck access and smoking.

Coast Beat Ep. 67: Sean and John discuss various developments around various developments in the Town of Gibsons.

Coast Beat will take a break next week for vacation, but we'll return with a new episode August 25.

Coast Beat Ep. 66: Sean, John and Christine wonder if there's a nastier tone creeping into the relationship between local governments and citizens. We also get an update on the BC NDP's plan for BC Ferries.

Coast Beat Ep. 65: Sean, John and Christine talk about the importance of the NDP government following through on a promise to cut ferry fares, and a feature interview with Jane Davidson - producer of the Festsival of the Written Arts.

www.writersfestival.ca