This week on Coast Reporter Radio:

We catch up with MP Patrick Weiler and check in with one of our local foodbanks which is seeing a spike in demand as the COVID-19 pandemic makes it harder for more people to get by.

Show Notes:

Coast Reporter’s COVID-19 news page:

https://www.coastreporter.net/covid-19

The BC Centre for Disease Control’s COVID-19 resources page:

http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/covid-19?utm_campaign=20200311_GCPE_AM_COVID_2_NOTIFICATION_BCGOV_BCGOV_EN_BC__NOTIFICATION

The provincial website for non-health related information and services:

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/emergency-preparedness-response-recovery/covid-19-provincial-support

Our local governments have also launched dedicated pages:

Sechelt:

https://sechelt.ca/Live/COVID-19-Municipal-Updates

Gibsons:

https://gibsons.ca/community/community-resources/covid-19/

Sunshine Coast Regional District:

https://www.scrd.ca/covid-19-updates

This week on Coast Reporter Radio:

Siren salutes, ferry cutbacks, and a quick update on whether local governments will have to follow Vancouver and other municipalities across the province in laying off employees.

Show Notes:

Our story about the COVID related ferry service cuts:

https://www.coastreporter.net/news/local-news/bc-ferries-announces-service-rollbacks-1.24112209

Our story about Zoom and local government meetings:

https://www.coastreporter.net/news/local-news/scrd-sechelt-confident-zoom-is-a-secure-platform-for-meetings-1.24112288

Our story about the “siren salute” at Sechelt Hospital:

https://www.coastreporter.net/news/local-news/siren-salute-for-coast-responders-1.24111141

Coast Reporter’s COVID-19 news page:

https://www.coastreporter.net/covid-19

The BC Centre for Disease Control’s COVID-19 resources page:

http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/covid-19?utm_campaign=20200311_GCPE_AM_COVID_2_NOTIFICATION_BCGOV_BCGOV_EN_BC__NOTIFICATION

The provincial website for non-health related information and services:

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/emergency-preparedness-response-recovery/covid-19-provincial-support

Our local governments have also launched dedicated pages:

Sechelt:

https://sechelt.ca/Live/COVID-19-Municipal-Updates

Gibsons:

https://gibsons.ca/community/community-resources/covid-19/

Sunshine Coast Regional District:

https://www.scrd.ca/covid-19-updates

This week on Coast Reporter Radio:

Mayor Darnelda Siegers on how Sechelt is helping a new community effort to cope with COVID-19 and an Elphinstone grad climbs stairs to raise funds for health care after the pandemic puts his university studies on hold

Show Notes:

You can reach the Sunshine Coast Community Task Force via email at: [email protected]

Sophie Woodrooffe’s story about Patrick Swadden’s Denali climb:

https://www.coastreporter.net/news/local-news/elphi-grad-climbs-stairway-to-denali-for-health-care-workers-1.24105193

And, a link to the charity it supported:

https://www.canadahelps.org/en/pages/denali-in-a-day/

Coast Reporter’s COVID-19 news page:

https://www.coastreporter.net/covid-19

The BC Centre for Disease Control’s COVID-19 resources page:

http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/covid-19?utm_campaign=20200311_GCPE_AM_COVID_2_NOTIFICATION_BCGOV_BCGOV_EN_BC__NOTIFICATION

The provincial website for non-health related information and services:

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/emergency-preparedness-response-recovery/covid-19-provincial-support

Our local governments have also launched dedicated pages:

Sechelt:

https://sechelt.ca/Live/COVID-19-Municipal-Updates

Gibsons:

https://gibsons.ca/community/community-resources/covid-19/

Sunshine Coast Regional District:

https://www.scrd.ca/covid-19-updates

This week on Coast Reporter Radio:

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted our daily routines, and that’s just as true here at Coast Reporter as anywhere else.

We’re back with a fresh podcast, but it’s definitely not a business as usual episode.

Show Notes:

Coast Reporter’s COVID-19 news page:

https://www.coastreporter.net/covid-19

The BC Centre for Disease Control’s COVID-19 resources page:

http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/covid-19?utm_campaign=20200311_GCPE_AM_COVID_2_NOTIFICATION_BCGOV_BCGOV_EN_BC__NOTIFICATION

A new provincial website has also been launched for non-health related information and services:

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/emergency-preparedness-response-recovery/covid-19-provincial-support

Our local governments have also launched dedicated pages:

Sechelt:

https://sechelt.ca/Live/COVID-19-Municipal-Updates

Gibsons:

https://gibsons.ca/community/community-resources/covid-19/

Sunshine Coast Regional District:

https://www.scrd.ca/covid-19-updates

This week on Coast Reporter Radio: Harm reduction on the Coast and some thoughts on Aboriginal rights and title from outspoken Liberal MLA Ellis Ross of Skeena and the NDP’s Nicholas Simons from Powell River - Sunshine Coast.

This week on Coast Reporter Radio:

Warren Paull, the newly re-elected chief of the shishalh Nation.

More from Ottawa on the Wet’suweten situation.

And economic development with a side of workforce housing.

Show notes:

Our story on shíshálh chief Warren Paull’s re-election:

https://www.coastreporter.net/news/local-news/warren-paull-re-elected-as-sh%C3%ADsh%C3%A1lh-chief-1.24078053

Our latest story on the Wet’suwet’en solidarity demonstrations:

https://www.coastreporter.net/news/local-news/updated-wet-suwet-en-solidarity-demonstrations-continue-1.24078140

John Gleeson’s editorial:

https://www.coastreporter.net/opinion/editorial/editorial-weiler-gets-it-from-both-sides-on-rail-blockade-1.24080427

This week on Coast Reporter Radio: Name change proposals for two communities, a creek and a bay on the Sunshine Coast are not sitting well in one of those communities. Thoughts on the Wet’Suwet’en protests from our MP. And a new “podcast within a podcast” from the Sunshine Coast Arts Council (see below for show notes).

Show Notes:

Our story on the name change proposals for parts of the Sunshine Coast:

https://www.coastreporter.net/news/local-news/sh%C3%ADsh%C3%A1lh-requests-name-changes-for-wilson-creek-madeira-park-1.24071211

Editor John Gleeson’s take on the story:

https://www.coastreporter.net/opinion/editorial/editorial-madeira-park-is-more-than-just-a-pretty-name-1.24075707

You can find the latest on theWet’Suwet’en protests from our partners at Canadian Press, here:

https://www.coastreporter.net/news/national-news

Arts writer Rik Jespersen’s feature on Maurice Spira’s new exhibit:

https://www.coastreporter.net/entertainment/arts-entertainment/artist-s-work-arcs-from-grotesquerie-to-grace-1.24075797

Andrea Dancer’s Arts Council podcast with Maurice Spira:

https://soundcloud.com/andrea-pandancer/maurice-spira-final

This week on Coast Reporter Radio: The debate over private or public long-term care on the Sunshine Coast got some fresh fuel this week thanks to the Seniors Advocate and a major project on the agenda for Sechelt council and Sophie Woodrooffe checks out the science fair – we’ve come a long way since baking soda volcanos! (see below for show notes)

Show Notes:

Our story on Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie’s latest report:

https://www.coastreporter.net/news/local-news/seniors-advocate-calls-for-better-financial-oversight-monitoring-of-long-term-care-hours-1.24068580

Our story on the Trellis project going to Sechelt council:

https://www.coastreporter.net/news/local-news/trellis-long-term-care-project-comes-back-to-sechelt-council-1.24067726

Rik Jespersen’s feature on Particia Burnett:

https://www.coastreporter.net/entertainment/arts-entertainment/coast-musician-creates-carole-king-tribute-1.24069984

This week on Coast Reporter Radio:

As the Sunshine Coast Regional District gets ready for the final round of budget meetings water meters are still a hot topic - at least for some. And remembering wildlife rescuer and advocate Clint Davy

Show Notes:

Our recent coverage of water system debates at the SCRD:

1) https://www.coastreporter.net/news/local-news/budget-talks-runneth-over-with-water-projects-1.24032246

2) https://www.coastreporter.net/news/local-news/pratt-defends-scrd-water-strategy-following-sechelt-chamber-critique-1.24031832

Sophie Woodrooffe’s story on the late Clint Davy:

https://www.coastreporter.net/news/local-news/clint-davy-remembered-as-quiet-driven-champion-of-animal-welfare-1.24063424

Our story on the Jellyfish Project:

https://www.coastreporter.net/community/features/jellyfish-project-returning-to-coast-schools-1.24065115

This week on Coast Reporter Radio: Elphinstone Logging Focus and its supporters rally in Roberts Creek in an effort to get the province to step in and stop the harvest of a cutblock on the slopes of Mt Elphinstone and Sophie Woodrooffe gets a tour of the dump. (see below for show notes)

Show Notes:

Our latest stories on the Clack Creek logging controversy:

https://www.coastreporter.net/news/local-news/update-logging-company-seeks-injunction-against-elf-1.24056821

https://www.coastreporter.net/news/local-news/community-protests-clack-creek-logging-1.24061026