In the Community

If you have a telescope and don't know how to use it or are thinking of buying one, come to the next meeting of the Royal Astronomical Society.

They brought the biggest zucchini, the loveliest scented sweet peas, the leaf with the most bug-eaten holes and the best flower hair adornment to the Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden's Harvest Festival last Saturday to be judged in the harvest contest

Visit local organic backyard gardens and family farms to find out what's growing in the community at this Sunday's free self-guided edible garden tour.

Animal lovers in the Sunshine Coast area are urged to slide into their favourite pair of walking shoes and get moving to help a furry friend.

Once again the welcome mat is out to all Sunshine Coasters to attend the fun-for-all annual Labour Day picnic, from noon to 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 5, at Dougall Park in Lower Gibsons.

The Sunshine Coast branch of the B.C.

Gibsons and District Public Library is inviting the community to the library on Sept. 7 at 6 p.m. for a presentation on mushrooms and fungi. Presenter Duane Sept is a biologist, freelance nature photographer and writer.

From Sorrento to Salt Spring Island, garlic farmers from all over B.C. gravitated to Lions Park near Pender Harbour last weekend to enjoy music, crafts and gourmet events in honour of the so-called stinking rose, garlic.

The old-age pension and unemployment insurance are two cornerstones of Canadian society that many have taken for granted.

Our group of 18 young women volunteers from South Africa and Canada will be arriving on the Sunshine Coast for a three-month cultural exchange this fall.