In the Community

A community volunteer service is operating once again this year to help those low-income individuals in need with their taxes.

Next Friday, March 7, Coast residents are invited to join with friends and family at Living Faith Lutheran Church in Davis Bay at 1 p.m. to celebrate the culture and heritage of Egypt, to pray and act in solidarity with the people of Egypt.

With the impending retirement of baby boomers and increasing demand for skilled engineering and geoscience professionals, it's time to pique the interest of a new generation.

The community is invited to an International Women's Day celebration at Linwood House in Roberts Creek next Friday, March 7.

Jan Kotaska will present an illustrated account of her 2013 visit to Burma, also known as Myanmar, at the next meeting of the Sunshine Coast Natural History Society (SCNHS) on April 4.

Jacqueline Samson, recently returned from Guatemala as a delegation member of Breaking the Silence, invites you to a screening of the acclaimed documentary Gold Fever next Friday, March 7. Doors open at 7 with the screening at 7:30 p.m. at St.

Dementia often brings about changes in behaviour and communication, which can dramatically affect family caregivers. That's why the non-profit Alzheimer Society of B.C. is running its free family caregiver series in Sechelt next month.

If you have seen bats during the winter, the Sunshine Coast Wildlife Project wants to hear from you. Project leader, Dr.

Thank you to Earthfair for hosting and all the smiling, kind supporters who came out last Saturday in the cold, slushy, snowy weather to BCSPCA and the Humane Societies National Cupcake Day. More than $500 was raised doubling last year's total.

Tonight (Friday, Feb. 28) stop by the Roberts Creek Legion for dinner and music by Charlotte Wrinch a Sunshine Coast folk/pop/rock singer. There is no cover, but tips gratefully appreciated. Dinner is served from 4:30 to 8 p.m.