In the Community

Utopia: an unattainable goal of societal perfection, and even here, the best we can do is a temporary one.

St. Bart’s Food Bank volunteers Piper Goertzen (left) and Susan Kimm-Jones are sporting big smiles behind their masks as they receive $500 in SuperValu gift cards from Gibsons Lions Club’s Leona Quick and club treasurer Judy Charboneau.

Hi everyone! Hope you all had a wonderful week and enjoyed some cooler nights and some very welcome precipitation. At the time of writing this, there is rain in the forecast with normal seasonal temperatures ahead.

Upwards of 75 people joined the Sunshine Coast Electric Vehicle Association’s Picnic in the Park on July 30.

The Sunshine Coast Newcomers Club has resumed activities following almost a year of COVID-19-caused hiatus.

Thanks to Elphinstone residents Michael Unger, Brian Provencher and Kerry Mahlman for contributing to this week’s column – OBENA (Ocean Beach Esplanade Neighbourhood Association) Part 2.

Two search and rescue teams on the Sunshine Coast have begun to train together in order to better cover emergencies, whether they happen on land or in the water.

We do have some planetary action for the month of August. Saturn and Jupiter are at opposition (opposite the direction of the Sun) on Aug. 2 and 20, respectively.

The Rotary Club of Sechelt recently donated a Leckey Totstander pediatric standing frame to the Early Intervention Team of Sunshine Coast Community Services.

We are almost halfway through the season, and I’m looking for cheap ways to keep my young and older kids busy. Any ideas? Here are a few ideas that cover a range of age groups.