In the Community

The Salvation Army held its second annual Christmas kettle volunteer appreciation luncheon on Sunday, Jan. 29, in Gibsons.

The National Gallery of Canada (NGC) is once again inviting youth aged 16 to 19 from across the country to express their creative side through the visual arts and to submit their artworks.

One of the province's most highly regarded experts on West Coast gardening is coming to the Sunshine Coast next week.

"Welcome to Canada," said the Canadian government officials to one of the most well known of Coast performers, Jean Pierre Makosso, when they informed him that he had been granted residency status in this country.

At the end of this month Sechelt's Mary Kenny will remember her son by awarding two deserving chemical and biological engineering students at the University of British Columbia (UBC) with $500 each.

Nobody can predict when history will strike, but if it does, it's always best to have a video camera. For Gibsons-born filmmaker Velcrow Ripper, it always helps to find yourself in the right place at the right time.

On Saturday, Feb. 4, the Sunshine Coast welcomes Juno Award nominated hip-hop group Sweatshop Union as part of a fundraiser for the Sunshine Coast SPCA.

Organizers of the inaugural Popsicle stick bridge-building contest, held on the Coast last March, are gearing up for a bigger and better event this year.

The Sunshine Coast is a romantic destination by nature and is the scene of countless carefully planned date nights, marriage proposals and amorous memories for many couples, particularly at Valentine's Day.

Editor's note: This is the ninth in a series of stories about people who were raised on the Sunshine Coast who are making a successful mark in the world of their chosen vocations.