In the Community

Julie Skippon, Gibsons latest Golden Girl, is a testament to what effect an exemplary person can have on a community. In the 25 years that Skippon has lived on the Coast, she has been involved in many organizations.

Under a welcoming July sun and next to a calm, shimmering strait, community members, artists and travellers from around the world have been turning out to leave their mark on the 13th Roberts Creek community mandala.

Pender Harbour finally has the Sprockids mountain bike training program. This winter the Rotary Club of Pender Harbour, introduced Doug Detwiller, creator of Sprockids, to the parents of Madeira Park Elementary School.

From Aug. 23 to Nov. 15, the Sunshine Coast will be hosting a group of 18 Canada World Youth (CWY) volunteers from South Africa and Canada. The youth volunteers' three-month stay in the community will be the first stage of a CWY educational program.

Editor's note: Gibsons resident and volunteer firefighter James Ingram is actively fundraising and raising awareness for the Whistler Granfondo bicycle race on Sept. 11 in support of the B.C. Lung Association.

Twenty teenaged girls from Japan will be arriving next Friday (July 23) for two weeks of English classes and Canadian culture.

A group of Coast medical professionals has launched fundraising efforts to buy an ambulance for a rural community in Kenya. Gibsons' Dr.

The Sunshine Coast Scouting movement wrapped up a fun and productive year with some well-deserved awards for youth and leaders.

On July 1, some 40 people from the Sunshine Coast began their own Pulling Together canoe adventure.

Roberts Creek entrepreneur Sarah Doherty is seeing her dream become a reality with the launch of SideStix, a special sports crutch she created that is designed to go far.