In the Community

Locally managed and family-owned event company Amarose Events promises to shake up the shopping experience here on the Sunshine Coast.

Changes in communication and behaviour are very common in people living with Alzheimer's disease or other dementias.

Teresa Fournier, owner of Trail Bay Source For Sports, is this year's winner of the prestigious Norm Bodle Memorial Award.

The Dec. 6 meeting of the Sunshine Coast Natural History Society features an illustrated presentation by Ron Bennie, who will describe an extended family bicycle trip, through some of the highest mountain passes in the world, from Lhasa to Katmandu.

KidSport launched its national on-line fundraising campaign last week called Give the Gift of Sport, to help all kids get in the game. The campaign runs from Nov. 20 to Jan.

Imagine you're a young woman in one the biggest, poorest and most dangerous slums in the world, you were married just after you turned 11, you have never been to school, and now you are a mother whose children face the same grim future.

The Sechelt Public Library Association (SPLA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Margaret Hodgins as the new chief librarian starting Jan. 2.

The members of St Hilda's Church are holding their annual craft sales this month beginning with an early bird sale in the church hall this Saturday, Nov. 23 from noon to 3 p.m. Free coffee will be served. Then next Friday and Saturday Nov.

For many, the holiday season can be the hardest time of the year - especially if you're grieving the loss of someone close to you in the past year.

The Sunshine Coast Museum and Archives was recently the recipient of two prestigious awards for its Time Travel Sunshine Coast heritage walking tour project.