In the Community

ANCA (naturallyautistic.com) kicked off their local event on April 2 in Gibsons in honour of world wide celebrations to be held in Edin-burgh, Scotland, in October at the International Naturally Autistic People Awards convention and festival.

The School of Music coffeehouse is tonight Friday and welcomes Definitely Diva Back Porch Reunion, Cajun Blues Group and Patti Soos and Robin Townsend. Doors open at 7, music starts at 7:30 p.m. Coffee and goodies available.

The regular meeting of the Halfmoon Bay branch of St. Mary's Hospital/Healthcare Auxiliary is this Monday, April 14 at 9:45 a.m. at Cooper's Green. Visitors and new members welcome. Check out their website at www.stmarysauxiliary.

On March 27, our shíshálh preschool students, ages three and four, hosted their first potlatch on behalf of their school.

Well before they opened I was intrigued by the tagline of Float Sechelt which promised a chance to relax and accomplish absolutely nothing.

Children, as the most vulnerable members of any community, have a fundamental right to protection and survival.

Activity at the Roberts Creek Legion this Friday, April 11 includes Friday dinner and live music with Ken Capron. The kitchen is open from 4:30 to 8 p.m. with live music from 6 to 7:30. No cover, but tips greatly appreciated.

Join gardening expert Ron Knight Saturday, April 12, at 2 p.m. at the Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden to learn the hows and whys of do-it-yourself installation of drip irrigation.

The momentum is rolling along for Garden Bay couple Bill and Lyn Charlton and the Bicycles for Humanity chapter on the Sunshine Coast.

Tibetan Lama Tenzin Tsundu escaped Tibet as a very young child under horrific circumstances, which claimed the lives of some of his family members while crossing the Himalayas to escape the Chinese and snipers during the invasion of Tibet in 1959.