In the Community

The 28th annual Terry Fox Run, which raises money for cancer research, will take place Sunday, Sept. 13, in both Roberts Creek and Gibsons. The Roberts Creek 10 km run begins at 10 a.m., starting and finishing at Roberts Creek Elementary School.

Aug. 13 will be a day that local air cadets Richard Backlund of Sechelt and Kelsey Nattall of Pender Harbour will not soon forget. Both cadets with the local 858 Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron of Gibsons received their pilot wings from Gen.

Saturday, Aug. 29 marks the inaugural Harvest Festival at the Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden at 5941 Mason Road in Sechelt. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

There'll be "Galileo Moments" galore as the RASC Sunshine Coast Astronomy Club presents its fifth annual Astronomy in the Park, Saturday, Aug. 29 from 2 to 11 p.m. at Porpoise Bay Provincial Park.

The Sunshine Coast Equestrian Centre (SCEC) in Roberts Creek will be hopping Saturday with the annual Ted Bowie Memorial Barrel Race and Calcutta Auction.

Editor's note: The Gib-sons Paddle Club (GPC) celebrates its 10th anniversary on Aug. 23 with a celebration from 10 a.m. to noon at Porpoise Bay Provincial Park.

The past three weeks and the beginning of my experience with Canada World Youth (CWY) have been busy - from Montréal to Val-David to Salaberry-de-Valleyfield.

It's an unlikely combination: a 20-year-old musician with dreadlocks, J.J.

Editor's note: The Gibsons Paddle Club (GPC) celebrates its 10th anniversary on Aug. 23 with activities from 10 a.m. to noon at Porpoise Bay.

Although Nancy and Edwin Cahill didn't quite make it back to Canada in time for this years' Sea Cavalcade parade, several of the local board members joined many other organizations and businesses at the annual spectator-friendly event.