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Food bank goes open-air for Market Mondays

Food bank goes open-air for Market Mondays

This coming Monday, Sept. 6, the Pender Harbour Food Bank Society will have an open-air market for food bank clients from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tables will be laden with donated veggies, fruit, purchased eggs and milk.
Water conservation a top priority

Water conservation a top priority

Our water situation has become dire. It doesn’t accomplish anything to complain about what the SCRD should have done years ago.
Here’s your chance to explore the universe

Here’s your chance to explore the universe

The Sunshine Coast Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) presents the Explore the Universe Challenge online on Zoom Sept. 10 at 7 p.m.
Locomotive Trail closing during SCCF operations

Locomotive Trail closing during SCCF operations

Hi everyone! Hope you all had a wonderful week and enjoyed some of our much-needed rain.
YOUTH VOLUNTEER

YOUTH VOLUNTEER

The Roberts Creek Community Association welcomes Victoria, a youth volunteer from Montreal who will be spending four weeks helping around the community as part of a project organized by the Montreal-based non-profit organization, Chantiers Jeunesse.
How do I prepare a basic will?

How do I prepare a basic will?

Q: My neighbour is trying to put together a simple will for himself. I know sometimes a lawyer is necessary, but are there any starter resources out there that might do the trick? A: Thanks for your question about wills.
Creek Daze amaze

Creek Daze amaze

A birthday bash on Gunboat Bay

A birthday bash on Gunboat Bay

One person knows how to celebrate a milestone birthday in a very generous and musical way. Ken Melliquist is that man and, on his birthday, Sunday, Aug. 29 at 5 p.m.
An ideal time to spot the Andromeda Galaxy

An ideal time to spot the Andromeda Galaxy

We have limited planetary action for September. Saturn and Jupiter are past their August opposition so they rise earlier and are still prominent and great telescope targets.
Station 12 first on scene in Merry Island rescue

Station 12 first on scene in Merry Island rescue

Hi everyone! Hope you all had a wonderful week and enjoyed the cooler temperatures. In some areas, Stage 4 water restrictions are still in place and we are hoping for some much-needed rain in the next few weeks.