In the Community

Trying hard to keep a routine, but sometimes it slips away – and oh, I missed lunch. I am doing OK.

Hope you are well. Mother nature is kind to us giving us these sun shiny days. We live in a precious paradise. Please don’t take it for granted. Think about making the best of the new conditions for all.

Villa Fonte sits on the crest of a wide valley outlined with tall poplar trees, its stone façade bathed in afternoon sunshine, bougainvillea draped from its doorway.

Responding to a special time of need, local organizers from the faith community and area service clubs are building a harmonized effort to help stock the shelves for the anticipated increased demand for the Sunshine Coast’s food bank services.

These are extraordinary times. My first month as interim library director took a dramatic turn as we had to take precautionary measures for health and safety reasons and close our library doors to the public.

Twins Blake and Hailey Kwasney, age 12, expressed their thanks to essential-service workers by drawing and colouring this giant heart on their driveway on Norwest Bay Road in Sechelt. The twins are Grade 7 students at West Sechelt Elementary School.

Late last year, Royal LePage Sussex realtor Alan Stewart participated in a 100-kilometre trek across the Sahara Desert to raise awareness about domestic violence issues while also raising financial support for local women’s and children’s shelters thr

Sunshine Coast Community Services (SCCS) is here for you during this difficult time. All SCCS programs have been modified to provide support to the community throughout this crisis.

As we shelter in place, now’s the time to read, listen to music, talk with friends or learn something new. It goes without saying that the April meeting of the Elphinstone Community Association has been cancelled (Wed. April 8 at Frank West Hall).

Our community continues to excel at dealing with the current situation, aka global pandemic. Fantastic signage that appeared seemed to bring the traffic on the roads down to almost what it should be – the bare minimum.