In the Community

Tokyo will be in the sporting spotlight next summer as host of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. It’s hard to imagine a city better equipped to welcome the world. At 38 million, Tokyo’s residents outnumber all of Canada’s.

The Fall Faire Scarecrow contest “Decorate the Town in Straw” entry deadline is this Saturday, Sept. 28. Enter at [email protected]. The Chili Cookoff is now open for registration, $10 entry fee. Info and sign up at [email protected].

Please consider volunteering once a week at Halfmoon Bay Community School’s Homework Club. Duties include preparing a healthy snack, welcoming kids after their day at school and helping with homework.

Canadian Federation of University Women

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Irene Bushfield turns 98 on Sept. 24. She is the only surviving member of the little group that founded Harmony Hall in Gibsons. “We were a little group of six,” she says. “There wasn’t any place for us to meet, so we met in private homes.

The inaugural Dreams Unlimited Wedding Show took place Sunday at High Beam Dreams in Gibsons. About 100 people braved the wet weather to attend, with brides travelling from as far away as Vancouver and Powell River.

The Sunshine Coast Natural History Society holds monthly bird walks/field trips for its members, and on Sunday, Sept. 15, a dozen members visited the local birding hotspots between Roberts Creek and Sechelt.

Join the Royal Canadian Air Cadets’ 858 Skookumchuk Squadron and other aviation enthusiasts on Saturday, Sept. 21 to celebrate the power of flight. The fourth annual All About Flight event takes place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The September Elphinstone Community Association (ECA) meeting began with Vel Anderson introducing master carver Darcy Getz to thank him for his work on the Book Gnome that has now taken up residence beside Grandfather Gnome in front of Cedar Grove Sc