In the Community

Mother's Day is the Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden's annual plant sale, Sunday May 12 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 5941 Mason Rd. in Sechelt.

Students at Elphinstone Secondary School are working hard after hours in a newly established drag racing program at the school.

This year, for the first time, a young person from the Sunshine Coast will attend an Outward Bound wilderness program on a full scholarship, thanks to the generosity of the Neil Falkner Outward Bound Legacy.

Founded in 1966, Sunshine Coast Power and Sail Squadron (SCPSS) met at Pebbles Restaurant in Sechelt April 19 to elect new officers.

The Sunshine Coast Quilters' Guild presents its annual Quilt Show next weekend at the Gibsons and Area Community Centre.

Nigel Cornwall will give an illustrated presentation tonight (May 3) about the Marine Life Sanctuaries Society (MLSS) of B.C. whose goal is to create true no-take marine sanctuaries in British Columbia.

The Lagoon Society is hosting its sixth annual Bioblitz event May 18 to 19 in Pender Harbour and are looking for volunteers.

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 starting next week.

Organizers Leonora Gregory-Collura and Charlie Collura of the International Naturally Autistic People Awards Convention and Festival would like to thank Boomers Burger Bar and owner Nicole Josh for hosting the April 26 benefit fundraiser and awarenes

World Labyrinth Day, an initiative of The Labyrinth Society, is a day designated to bring people from all over to walk labyrinths. It is celebrated every year on the first Saturday in May.