In the Community

In every community across B.C., kids want a chance to play sport. Unfortunately, some families simply can't afford the registration fees for their child to play in a season of sport.

The Ice Painting Project Society hosted the first Call for Participation for Performance for Ice Gate, Saturday, Sept. 12 at St. Mary's Catholic Church auditorium in Gibsons. About 25 members of the public attended, with more than 15 signing up.

Imagine holding onto a newspaper roughly twice as big as the one you have in your hands right now. And now imagine that 37 years later the front-page headlines are still the same.

This year's Cop for Cancer is an all-male event for the Sunshine Coast. The two police officers, Const. Lance Bonds and Const. Josh Talbot riding to conquer cancer have as their inspiration this year 17-year-old buddy, Mason Gregory.

Parents looking to enroll their child in a rewarding preschool program this year are invited to attend open houses at the Sunshine Coast Montessori program on Saturday, Sept. 12, in Sechelt from 10 a.m. to noon or in Gibsons, 1 to 3 p.m.

Although three years have passed since the tragic accident in July 2006 that took the lives of Grade 11 Elphinstone Secondary School students Hanna Anderson and Trina Borley, their legacy remains as strong as ever in the hearts of family and friends.

John Conway gets to bake cookies and shoot hoops once a week during the school year by volunteering his time as a Big Brother. "Bob Elite" is a pseudonym chosen by his Grade 6 little buddy, as anonymity of children in the program is ensured.

The Mount Artaban Nature Reserve was filled with pride as Gambier islanders gathered under blue skies on Saturday, Aug. 22, to celebrate the grand opening of the newly protected area and to hike to the mountain's summit.

The 28th annual Terry Fox Run, which raises money for cancer research, will take place Sunday, Sept. 13, in both Roberts Creek and Gibsons. The Roberts Creek 10 km run begins at 10 a.m., starting and finishing at Roberts Creek Elementary School.

Aug. 13 will be a day that local air cadets Richard Backlund of Sechelt and Kelsey Nattall of Pender Harbour will not soon forget. Both cadets with the local 858 Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron of Gibsons received their pilot wings from Gen.