In the Community

With Valentine’s Day in the rear view, you can take advantage of chocolates and roses on sale, but keep in mind there are celebrations to be had on a daily basis if you look for them.

Sechelt Rotary Club volunteers have been busy sticking and folding over the past week as they prepare nearly 1,000 handwritten cards for the Sunshine Coast’s health-care workers in time for Valentine’s Day.

Candace Campo and Dale Peterson will join forces on Feb. 28 to present a collaborative virtual historical walking tour on Zoom.

The Sunshine Coast Blues U13 female hockey team have nominated the Sunshine Coast Community Services Society’s Building Together project as the recipients of a $100,000 grant if they win the Chevrolet Good Deeds Cup Grant.

The Sunshine Coast Foundation has launched its spring 2021 grants cycle. Registered charities and other “qualified donees” are eligible to apply for up to $7,500 for programs and services serving residents of the lower Sunshine Coast.

The Pender Harbour Community Club, stewards for our beloved Community Hall and hosts to events and markets, are gently reminding members to renew their memberships. New members are warmly welcomed. Cost is $5 for a single person and $10 for a family.

Hi everyone! Hope you all had a wonderful week and are braving the cold. We’ve hit some low temperatures over the last few days and the forecast is calling for five to 10 degrees below seasonal for the coastal areas.

I immigrated to Canada a couple years ago, and I’m relatively new to the coast. I’m finding it hard to make connections, access services and improve my English, especially during this pandemic.

You can maybe win a prize. Send in your haiku. Let the inaugural Gumboot Nation Haiku Throw-Down begin! Rules are: Haiku syllable structure of three lines, 5-7-5, 17 syllables, no more, no less. No need to rhyme but fill yer (gum) boots.

People on the Sunshine Coast affected by dementia face additional difficulties and complexities due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Family dynamics, in particular, may be affected by these new changes and physical distancing protocols.