In the Community

If you haven’t entered yet, it’s not too late. If you haven’t planted yet, I would say it most definitely is. It’s the First Annual Pumpkin Growing Contest.

Every now and then, I like to step away from mental health as it pertains to individuals and look at the well being of the community as a whole. This means straying into the social at the expense of the medical/psychological.

Madeira Market’s “Thanksgiving Christmas” was blessed with happy shoppers, visitors, friends and the best vendors including the famous local artist Ken Walters.

It looks like there will be a good lineup for the Art Crawl next weekend. With provincial COVID guidelines in place, we’ll have lots of artists to visit virtually and also physically.

Hi everyone! Hope you all had an awesome week and a wonderful Thanksgiving. It’s typical fall weather now so hopefully you can stay dry while exploring our beautiful outdoors.

If you have not yet visited the Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden this season, you have a lot to take in. During the past year, three new projects were completed: the new entrance, the Emily Lasuta Learning Centre, and the Mountainside Habitat.

A new report commissioned by community foundations in Whistler, Squamish, West Vancouver, Bowen Island, and on the Sunshine Coast “illustrates how our community lags behind in several key indicators of vitality,” the Sunshine Coast Community Foundati

Local businesses are stepping up to help launch the annual Thanksgiving food bank drive, running Oct. 1-31. Gibsons businessman Klaus Fuerniss was first out of the gate with a donation of $1,500 from his Wendy’s/Tim Hortons franchise.

“A Thanksgiving Christmas Market” this Saturday, Oct. 10, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., will celebrate two festive holidays at the courtyard at the Hall. Come visit, come shop for gifts, treats and treasures.

Hi everyone! Hope you all had a wonderful week and were able to manage the continued poor air quality. Leaves are starting to change, and the temperatures are getting cooler overnight, so let’s enjoy every sunny day we can.