In the Community

Why spend Christmas alone? Come share the warmth of Christmas in a caring community with a traditional turkey dinner and delightful music. Please bring along your family and friends if they need a free Christmas dinner this year.

On behalf of Unifor Local 1119 membership, president Don Rheaume (left) presented a $1,000 cheque to Darrell Pilgrim, the director of the Salvation Army (centre), and Mathew Hardman, the family services coordinator for the food bank feeding programs

The airport shuttle creeps through heavy congestion. “Welcome to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s largest hub at thirteen million people,” begins our Uniworld guide. “My name’s hard to pronounce. Call me AK…without the 47,” he quips.

The Drop Dead Gorgeous Pole Walking group raised $1,520 in 2019 by collecting toonies each week to contribute towards local charities.

The children from The Town Preschool in Gibsons collected donations for their yearly contribution to the Food Bank. Food Bank representative Susan spoke to the children about the need for food for families, especially during the holiday season.

The Pender Harbour Lions Club Christmas Dinner and Tree Lighting took place on Sunday, Dec. 8 at the Community Hall. The event also included children’s arts and crafts and carol singing led by the Pender Harbour Choir. Source: Samantha Haines Photo

The Roberts Creek Community Association hosted Santa in the Creek on Sunday, Dec. 8.

Santa and his helpers made things merry at the Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden on Sunday, Dec. 1 at the annual Woodland Christmas event.

This year, the 29th annual Pender Harbour Christmas Bird Count (CBC) will take place all day on Wednesday, Dec. 18, with Thursday, Dec. 19 being the fallback day in case of extreme weather (blizzard or very high winds).

The Sunshine Coast Natural History Society will be conducting the 41st annual Christmas Bird Count on Saturday, Dec. 14, and the 29th Pender Harbour count, organized by the Pender Harbour Wildlife Society, is on Wednesday, Dec. 18.