In the Community

Hoping for a week where the Harbour would return to a quieter norm as families anxiously prepare for school was more than a long shot. Vehicles were broken into and obscenities shouted at young women in residential areas.

Robin Merriott (right) receives the Citizen of the Year Award from the Davis Bay/Wilson Creek/Selma Park Community Association, with Marg Pearson presenting.

In my regular job I will often get little scrapes and cuts on my hands (if I don’t bleed, I ain’t working hard enough) so when it come to hand sanitizers, I can tell the alcohol content by the sting, Ye-ouch! Of course my grimace is hidden beneath th

The other day, while gossiping with a friend, she used the phrase “emotional palette” in a description of her general state of mind. It’s a cool metaphor – one that is compellingly evocative.

Foye Hatton of the Arrowhead Clubhouse Society accepts a cheque for $10,000 from the Sunshine Coast Healthcare Auxiliary.

Members of the “Flower Up! Sechelt” committee, under the Sechelt Garden Club’s community projects banner, plant flowers on the Rotary Club’s new downtown patio. From left: Edwin Leung, Gerri Randall and Penny Lyle.

Several dogs were on the Sunshine Coast recently for a training session hosted by Sunshine Coast Search and Rescue.

Back in 2001, Margaret Page had the opportunity to speak at her annual work conference. Margaret declined. She couldn’t do it. She couldn’t speak in front of all those people. When it came to the keynote speaker her team was shocked when the No.

The Rotary Club of Pender Harbour recently donated $2,500 to Royal Canadian marine Search and Rescue to update their electronics. From left: Rotarians Sean McAllister, Ian Grant, Glen Bonderud with Station leader Ray DesHarnais, holding the cheque.