In the Community

If you're thinking about creating a new vegetable garden or just want a better one for less work and more yummy food, attend the talk Saturday, Feb. 27, at 3 p.m. at the Seaside Centre in Sechelt, A Year in the Vegetable Garden.

As spring nears, thoughts of gardening and food production start to sprout in the heads of many Coasters.

Fabulous. Spectacular. Just two of the words that many Coast residents used to describe last Friday's opening ceremony at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

If there were an Olympic event for lugging suitcases jam-packed with preserves into Vancouver, local tourism folks Judy Spears and Celia Robben would be shoo-ins for the gold medal. Last Thursday, Feb.

The Arrogant Worms, Canadian ambassadors of fun, return to Sechelt on Monday, Feb. 22. Their performance, set for 7:30 p.m., is at the Raven's Cry Theatre.

For years I have watched the Olympics on TV and admired all the amazing stories of courage, skill, triumph and sometimes tragedy - the very best athletes in the world competing against one another.

Warrant Officer Keith Shannon from Gibsons is feeling a bit prouder of Canada and the Sunshine Coast these days.

The District of Sechelt hosted a community dialogue called Faces of Sechelt, Saturday, Feb. 6, at the Seaside Centre, to look at how Sechelt can become more welcoming and inclusive of its diverse community.

Amber, Lili and Talia invited birthday guests to bring Haiti donations instead of presents. Nickki and Emily had saved $400 for a tropical vacation. They dumped every cent in the Haiti relief pot.

It started with a class discussion on Monday morning, Jan. 25.