In the Community

Education is invaluable in preparing for success in life, but gaining further education after secondary school is often too costly for many.

From a long ago carver's game to an old gents' treasure, a beach log with a dolphin carving has at last found its resting place by the Davis Bay seawall.

A full room of members and supporters of the Coast Community Builders Association (CCBA) participated in the non-profit's first annual general meeting on Wednesday, March 24. Discussion was lively.

Annabel Lyon, author of the much-acclaimed The Golden Mean, will read at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre in Sechelt on Saturday, April 10 at 8 p.m. This is the third in the Sunshine Coast Arts Council's spring series of readings.

An army of volunteers and students from Capilano University's mountain bike operations program have been out in force the past week getting two areas ready for the upcoming cycling season.

If you managed to catch any of the Paralympics, you could not have missed the hundreds of blue coated volunteer "Smurfs" in the background. The ratio of volunteers to athletes at the cross country venue in Whistler was nearly four to one.

The torch that ignited the caldron at Sechelt's 2010 Olympic Torch Relay event will soon be on display at Sechelt Public Library.

Just when you thought it was safe to go out on the water again - they're back.

B.C. Lions head coach and general manager Wally Buono gave an insight into his life, his spirituality and what has made him successful to a packed audience at the Sechelt Indian Band hall last Saturday night (March 20).

Editor's note: The following essay is the winning entry in a contest sponsored by the Rotary Clubs of the Sunshine Coast, Sechelt and Gibsons.