In the Community

The first set of non-Indigenous twins born in Sechelt celebrated their 90th birthday on July 2, just missing Canada Day by hours. Genny Page and Marguerite Hansen are healthy, lively and interested in the world around them.

The long-awaited new Old Book Gnome was unveiled to the students of Cedar Grove Elementary the day before school ended. Teachers and principal Barry Krangle led everyone out into the sunshine to where the old gnome sits beside the Cedar Grove sign.

Kassandra Stinchcombe is grinning this June.

Summer Reading Club

The Halifax waterfront is full of surprises. On a breezy Saturday in June the boardwalk that lines this Nova Scotia port is packed with visitors.

A North American beaver pauses from grooming itself at Smuggler Cove Provincial Park on June 18. Among rodents, only the capybara of South America is bigger. Beavers are mainly nocturnal, so the most likely time to spot one is at or near dusk.

The 26th Annual Sunshine Coast Judy Day dinner took place on June 12 at the Blackfish Pub in Gibsons. Twenty Judys (and those named Judi, Jude, Judith) had a fun-filled evening trying to remember each other’s names.

The Sechelt Garden Club’s Community Development and the children of L’École du Paçifique elementary school at the final painting of the disposal bins to accompany the Busy Bee covered hydro box behind the Municipal Hall, Library and Aquatic Centre fl

Thirty-four local charities that provide essential community services and enhance life on the Sunshine Coast were awarded more than $150,000 by the Sunshine Coast Community Foundation this year.

Gibsons Public Market is getting ready for their first Night Market of the season. On Friday, June 28, from 4 to 10 p.m., shop, eat, drink, and experience the true vibe of Coastal life.