In the Community

With statistics being one in eight for women developing breast cancer in their lifetime, it seems that an ounce of prevention may be worth a pound of cure.

With Halloween around the corner it's a good time to think about the animals in your household and their safety that night.

It's time for Coasters to start filling shoeboxes so children in need around the world aren't forgotten this Christmas.

It started out so innocently - Pender Harbour Secondary School's new leadership class wanted to come up with ways to increase their fundraising contributions for the Terry Fox Run.

Learn about bird photography from Mike Yip at the next meeting of the Sunshine Coast Natural History Society (SCNHS) on Nov. 2 in Sechelt. The meeting and presentation starts at 7:30 p.m.

Join us for a spooky All Hallows Eve event at the Sunshine Coast Museum and Archives (SCMA) on Oct. 31. The SCMA is working in collaboration with the Driftwood Players Story Theatre to bring you this unique community event.

Coasters Bob Mackie and Louise Parker square danced up a storm, winning a bronze medal at the annual Huntsman World Senior Games at St. George, Utah last week.

Sunday morning, Oct. 28, photographer/botanist Daniel Mosquin will present The Four Corners of Oregon, with photos, stories and information about the flowers, shrubs, trees and varied natural regions of the U.S.

As she stood on the pier waving goodbye to her parents, she did not know it was the last time she would ever see them.

After 10 years in the making, Jan DeGrass' long-awaited novel, Jazz With Ella, is in bookstores on the Coast.