Fingers Crossed for DL1313
As of June 2023, and for the first time in almost a decade, the Elphinstone parcel known as District Lot 1313 is NOT slated for logging in BC Timber Sales’ five year operating plan. Read …
When did we go to Stage 4?
Here is a helpful graph produced by SCRD staff showing when water restrictions were activated over the last decade. Blue is Stage 1, yellow is Stage 2, orange is Stage 3 and red is Stage …
Ocean Beach Esplanade Foreshore Renewed
Published Feb, 2019 – Updated May 2023 One of the gems of Elphinstone is our shoreline, which stretches from Secret Beach to the end of Ocean Beach Esplanade. This area is covered by a unique …
ECA Responds to Hydrology Report
I’d like to thank the Elphinstone Community Association and the Sunshine Coast Conservation Association for a well researched, well considered response to the BC Timber Sales draft Hydrology Report on Mount Elphinstone that was released …
BCTS Releases Hydrology Report
BC Timber Sales has released the latest Hydrology report on the slopes of Mt. Elphinstone. (Link to Report) Note that this is also available in the March 23, 2023 SCRD COW agenda. (Large PDF.) If …
Grave Decisions: Our DRAFT Cemetery Master Plan
The SCRD is responsible for three cemeteries: Kleindale in Pender Harbour (closed), Elphinstone Pioneer Cemetery (not selling new plots), and Seaview at the top of Lower Road in Roberts Creek. For years we had a …
Water Supply is Not a New Issue for Sechelt
At the Inter-Government Water Summit on Jan. 16, 2023, Steven Feschuk reminded us that there is a long history to the Sechelt water supply which far pre-dates all of our local governments. In the late …
Why Not Dusty Road?
Everybody wants a simple and easy solution to the Sunshine Coast’s water supply problem, so whenever folks talk about water, a few “obvious” fixes keep coming up. Three of the popular solutions are a well …
Finding Your Road Classification
The level of maintenance that your road gets is based on its MOTI (Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure) classification. This most often comes up in winter regarding snow removal. If you have a concern about …
BC Ferries Update (Nov. 2022)
On October 27 the Southern Sunshine Coast Ferry Advisory Committee (FAC) held its first public meeting with BC Ferries in over a year. These meetings are supposed to be open to everyone, but it was …