In the Community

Gibsons Seniors Society hosted their first post-pandemic dance to celebrate Halloween on Oct. 28 at Harmony Hall.

Also, the Apple Festival is this weekend

'We miss you so very much!'

The Samhain Parade and Carnival in downtown Sechelt marked the climax of the Sechelt Arts Festival on Oct. 31.

Like many young families priced out of Vancouver, our family of four set our sights on sunnier—and hillier— pastures when we moved to Gibsons in August 2022. Being car-free in the city was easy with abundant transit and vehicle carshares. Once we had kids, I bought my first ebike and trailer rig to tow them around East Van. Instantly, my mental health improved, trading in transit and congested streets for tree-lined greenways and bike paths.

To a Canada-wide audience, Ashleigh—recently featured on CTV’s new reality show Farming for Love—is a “bubbly, fun-loving horse trainer with a passion for animals and the outdoors.” Locally, she’s far more than this network’s e-talk description.

Also flocks of geese make their fall fly by

As Halloween approaches, images of scary bats become commonplace. According to the Sunshine Coast Wildlife Project, now is the perfect time of year to counter bat myths. Oct. 24 to 31 is International Bat Week, a celebration of these amazing animals and their benefits!

Elphinstone Community Association (ECA) meetings are back and I had the chance to attend last week’s lively meeting. Donna McMahon, our area director, filled us in on Area E’s action-packed October happenings and took questions from us.

The Reverend Canon Alan Greene, an Anglican missionary on the Columbia Coast Mission ships, built the Church of His Presence in memory of his first wife on his property in Halfmoon Bay.