In the Community

Arden Currie of Gibsons is taking great strides to aid cancer victims by participating in the Weekend to End Women's Cancers benefiting the BC Cancer Foundation. She will join thousands of other courageous and committed women and men Aug.

Albert Einstein said that a problem could never be solved at the same level of consciousness that created it.

On May 29 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., YMCA Camp Elphinstone will play host to a full day dedicated to the health and wellness of our community's children - Healthy Kids Day.

The Sunshine Coast Dance Society in collaboration with Vancouver semi-professional dance company, The Source, returns to the Sunshine Coast in Shadows, tomorrow (Saturday) in Sechelt.

A Balkan spring festival and brass band extravaganza is set for Roberts Creek Hall on Saturday night.

Three Chatelech Secondary School students' video about a young employee's angst over whether to risk workplace injury or confront her boss about unsafe working conditions has won WorkSafeBC's 2010 student video contest.

The RCXRM Robotics of Kiel Strang and Ryden Custance made it all the way to the finals at the recent World Robotics Championship at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

Last weekend ushered in confirmation of what many have been saying for several years now.

It's time for the Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden's annual plant sale, Sunday, May 2, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 5941 Mason Rd. in Sechelt. This is the eighth spring plant sale, and it is widely known for the quality and quantity of plants on offer.

Each year during the National Day of Mourning the local Labour Council asks Coasters to take a moment to pause and recognize the many work-related injuries, diseases and deaths that occur each year in our province. This year is no different.