In the Community

As many as 50 per cent of Canadians with dementia are not diagnosed early enough, and that means many Sunshine Coast residents living with dementia are losing precious time when care and support can make a tremendous difference in their quality of li

The Sunshine Coast Chapter of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada welcomes David Hefland as its guest speaker next Friday night, March 14. The presentation takes place at 7:30 p.m. at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre in Sechelt.

A treasure of Gibsons, Helen Alp (aka the shopping cart lady), passed away on March 1 at St. Mary's Hospital. Alp suffered a stroke several weeks ago and was being cared for at the hospital as her health was in steady decline.

With nearly 80 per cent of funding for a new playground now secured, students at West Sechelt Elementary School are celebrating the important donors who have gotten them this far and setting a date to break ground.

On Feb. 26 Chatelech Secondary School's Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) with the help of the National Film Board of Canada held a showing of the movie My Prairie Home by Chelsea Macmullan.

Author and landscape architect Senga Lindsay will inspire both your landscape and your fresh-from-the-garden meals with her multi-media workshop, The Best of the Best: Edible Trees, Shrubs and Plants to Use in Your Landscape.

A person born in North America or Europe in 1900 could expect to live an age of 50. By 2000, that individual would expect to live an additional 30 years - more than a generation.

The Roving Artists are roving for new members. They're a group of visual artists who meet every other Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to share skills and give each other feedback. Members work mainly with acrylics, water colours and oils.

The regular meeting of the Halfmoon Bay Branch of St. Mary's Hospital/Healthcare Auxiliary is this Monday March 10, at 9:45 a.m. at Cooper's Green. Visitors and new members welcome. Check out their website at www.stmarysauxiliary.

We may not always agree, but we can learn about each others spirit as we spend time with one another. When shíshálh want to build a relationship, a foundation of understanding, we share - we share our stories. It's a good start.