In the Community

As card-carrying residents of the Gumboot Nation (Roberts Creek Community Association cards available at Eco-Freako and the library), we share many of the same values when it comes to our little slice of paradise.

The early stages of the spring migration are underway with reports of about 10 migrant species to date (22nd March), however, the headlines have been pre-empted by the visit of a rare species to coastal B.C. – a black-billed magpie.

Hi everyone! Hope you all had a wonderful week. Looks like the temperatures have been in the double digits during the day but have gone below zero on some clear nights so don’t put away your warm clothes just yet.

The Comfort Society, a committee within the Sunshine Coast Quilters’ Guild that looks after donating quilts, reached out to RainCity Housing to ask if they would like any quilts for the new supportive housing complex on School Road in Gibsons.

International speaker, documentary filmmaker and BC Council for International Cooperation (BCIC) executive director Mike Simpson spoke at the March Elphinstone Community Association (ECA) meeting.

I am 82 years old and have some mobility issues. I want a COVID-19 vaccine but don’t know how to get to the clinic. This is an important question.

Eventually, Earth’s rotation will slow until it is locked to the moon's orbital period. At this point, Earth will still be rotating faster than it orbits the sun and the smaller tidal bulge due to the sun's gravity will continue to slow Earth’s rotation. Earth's tidal bulge will then begin to lag the moon's orbital motion, the pull will be acting in reverse and the moon will slowly start to spiral back towards the Earth.

Sunshine Coast resident raising funds for Peak House

Mothers are back to teaching small cohorts of children in their homes after a COVID-19 lockdown was lifted in the slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

The 11th annual Popsicle Stick Bridge Contest is off to a great start with a total of 364 kits delivered to four elementary schools – Cedar Grove, Davis Bay, Roberts Creek and West Sechelt.