In the Community

Santa and his helpers made things merry at the Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden on Sunday, Dec. 1 at the annual Woodland Christmas event.

This year, the 29th annual Pender Harbour Christmas Bird Count (CBC) will take place all day on Wednesday, Dec. 18, with Thursday, Dec. 19 being the fallback day in case of extreme weather (blizzard or very high winds).

The Sunshine Coast Natural History Society will be conducting the 41st annual Christmas Bird Count on Saturday, Dec. 14, and the 29th Pender Harbour count, organized by the Pender Harbour Wildlife Society, is on Wednesday, Dec. 18.

The Almost Christmas Faire on Saturday, Dec. 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Hall is the perfect event for gifts, decorations, baking and treats. Enjoy a warm drink with a home-baked treat and craft something special with the lovely Liz.

As we come into the last week before Christmas, which is basically the Friday afternoon of 2019, try to look busy, OK? A terrific way to get busy and create a beautiful, unique gift is with Daniel Lencas at Eco-Freako, in the Heart of the Creek, Satu

The sixth annual Breakfast with Santa is this Saturday, Dec. 14, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at HMB Community School.

Electric Vehicle Travel

December 2019 begins with some interesting action in the southwest in the early evening. Jupiter and Saturn have both been prominent low in the southwest just after sunset and they are now joined by Venus.

The Sunshine Coast Healthcare Auxiliary executive, led by president Candice Sayre and vice-presidents Warren Jones and Jennifer Gray, kept their positions, and a new volunteer for publicity was tapped, Jacqui Jones-Cox, at the group’s annual general

More than two dozen local business representatives attended a plastics forum last month in Roberts Creek.