This week a promising young life was lost. A Boy Scout troop from Tacoma, Wash. was on the Coast on a summer trip. They were enjoying the Chatterbox Falls near Princess Louisa Inlet when disaster struck.
Somehow a 17-year-old boy slipped and fell. Despite the best efforts of his friends administering CPR, the boy was pronounced dead at the scene.
It's always tragic when someone dies needlessly, but it's even more tragic when they are so young.
We've been quite fortunate this summer on the Sunshine Coast. The hot weather has allowed many of us locals and tourists alike to enjoy all the Coast has to offer.
There have been few highway accidents, fortunately no serious ones. The Coast Guard has been busy, but again, with no serious incidents on the water.
We still don't know the reason why the boy fell, as RCMP are still investigating. We may never know all the circumstances, but this accident at the falls should be a reminder to all of us to play safe when enjoying the outdoors.
We still have a few more weeks of the summer to enjoy before September rolls around and school kicks back in.
Enjoy the last few days in the summer sun, but please, do so safely.
Give them a break
The Arrowhead Centre Society can't seem to get a break.
The society has been trying for years to acquire the old RCMP building in Sechelt to use as a centre for people with mental illness.
The society is strapped for cash and despite the best efforts of the society, the Sunshine Coast Regional District and MP John Reynolds to get the building for free or at a very low cost, those efforts may have been all for naught.
The federal government wants to sell the building for $600,000. The Treasury Board of Canada has also decided to apply its standard policy of asking market value for the property transfer, meaning no breaks for Arrowhead.
While we realize that when it comes to real estate you have to get the most bang for your buck, can't the feds let this one slide. Arrowhead helps many people in this community. They need a proper facility to continue that work.
Hopefully the government can come up with a solution and give them a break.
