In the Community

The Easter Egg Hunt is on Sunday, April 21 at Coopers Green Park. Halfmoon Bay Community School welcomes families with children up to Grade 7.

Pender Harbour Music Society Coffee House at the School of Music Friday, April 12 welcomes local performers Reflections, women’s vocal ensemble; Matt Richards, singer, songwriter, guitarist; J-Tones, jazz vocal trio; and Matthew Douglas, pianist.

April 6 marked the opening day for the Farmers’ and Artisans’ Market in Sechelt.

Library Giving Day is a nationwide day of library giving being inaugurated on April 10. Sechelt Library patrons and library lovers are encouraged to make a donation to their library during this one-day fundraising event.

Down with debt! But what is the best way to get debt down? I just helped a friend consolidate her debts to reduce her interest costs significantly – rolling a personal loan, car loan and most expensive of all, outstanding credit card balances, into a

Tony Barrachina of The Coast Social Events Co. presents a cheque for $400 to Chris O’Brennan, Sechelt Seniors Activity Centre director. The funds were part profits from the Fab 50s Dinner and Dance held March 16 at the Seniors Centre.

Community dental hygienist Mary Findlay kicks off Oral Health Awareness Month with her annual visit to The Town Preschool in Gibsons.

Linda Chalker-Scott returns to the Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden on Sunday, April 7 at 2 p.m. for a lively and practical session, Applying Science to Common Garden Myths.

Large numbers of sea lions have been sighted – and heard – on the Sunshine Coast in recent weeks, especially in the tidal areas between Bonniebrook and Sechelt. This group was photographed from the beach west of Sechelt on Sunday, March 31.

The five Charles Murray carvings in the photograph accompanying this article are part of a collection donated to the Sechelt Community Archives by Charles’ wife, the late Alice Murray.