In the Community

As community developer for the United Way's Better at Home program, April Struthers has the task of estimating how many Sunshine Coast seniors are isolated and/or vulnerable.

The newly adopted Roberts Creek official community plan (OCP) is a document to be proud of.

Run, walk or dance-walk at the inaugural Holiday Hustle 5k on Sunday, Dec. 9 at the Sechelt Aquatic Centre.

This year, the Sunshine Coast Museum and Archives Society is the beneficiary of the proceeds generated by the Tim Hortons and Wendy's annual Christmas Festival of Lights fundraiser.

It was a very exciting day when Antonio Hovden hopped for the first time.

Some large ornate panels of stained glass have made their way to the Community Treasures Thrift Store in Gibsons with 40 per cent of the profit from each piece sold going to support programs run by Sunshine Coast Community Services.

More than 70 people gathered at the Seaside Centre on Nov. 2 for a fundraiser to raise the operating budget for Young Life on the Sunshine Coast.

SideStix has once again come home with hardware from the 2012 MISTIC awards, this time winning the promising pre-commercial innovation category. We are delighted by our win at the MISTIC awards.

The Beachcombers, Canada's longest-running dramatic TV production, is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.

Restorative Justice week takes place across Canada from Nov. 18 to 25, and will be celebrated along the Sunshine Coast with information events in Sechelt and Gibsons.