In the Community

Well before they opened I was intrigued by the tagline of Float Sechelt which promised a chance to relax and accomplish absolutely nothing.

Children, as the most vulnerable members of any community, have a fundamental right to protection and survival.

Activity at the Roberts Creek Legion this Friday, April 11 includes Friday dinner and live music with Ken Capron. The kitchen is open from 4:30 to 8 p.m. with live music from 6 to 7:30. No cover, but tips greatly appreciated.

Join gardening expert Ron Knight Saturday, April 12, at 2 p.m. at the Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden to learn the hows and whys of do-it-yourself installation of drip irrigation.

The momentum is rolling along for Garden Bay couple Bill and Lyn Charlton and the Bicycles for Humanity chapter on the Sunshine Coast.

Tibetan Lama Tenzin Tsundu escaped Tibet as a very young child under horrific circumstances, which claimed the lives of some of his family members while crossing the Himalayas to escape the Chinese and snipers during the invasion of Tibet in 1959.

Guest speaker Aaron Boley will talk about alien worlds around distant stars at the next meeting of the Sunshine Coast chapter of Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. The meeting is next Friday, April 11, at 7:30 p.m.

On Saturday, April 26, residents of Pender Harbour and visitors will gather again at the government dock and Millennium Park for the 13th annual April Tools Wooden Boat Challenge.

Inclusion Powell River Society (formerly the Powell River Association for Community Living) is a grassroots, non-profit society that provides a wide range of supports to people with developmental delays or disabilities and their families and to adult

The many visitors to the Gibsons and District Public Library last Saturday afternoon to celebrate the library's 100th anniversary were greeted by a song written by volunteer songwriters with musician Lowry Olafson leading the group.