In the Community

St. Mary's Hospital/Health Care Auxiliary works hard to find interesting ways to raise funds to support our hospital.

It was a particularly satisfying win for Harbour Publishing at this year's BC Book Awards.

The Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden is now open summer weekends to the public, Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Come for a stroll, bring a picnic, or take a tour.

On June 3, YMCA Camp Elphinstone will join YMCAs across Canada in hosting YMCA Healthy Kids Day.

The Gibsons and District Public Library is getting into the Gibsons Jazz Festival spirit with a special event on Saturday, June 2. Come to the library between noon and 1:30 p.m.

George and Charlotte Gibson Day is the Sunshine Coast Museum and Archives annual event commemorating the arrival of the Gibson family to West Howe Sound in 1886. This year is the 126th anniversary.

A private reception was recently held in Saint-Boniface, Man. where Halfmoon Bay's Roger Lagassé unveiled a special edition children's book. The Seven-Headed Beast (La bête à sept têtes) was co-authored by Lagassé and his mother Yvonne Lagassé.

For Girl Guides, camping has always been an integral part of the organization. It allows girls to learn skills they can't learn anywhere else.

KidSport Sunshine Coast was able to increase the number of kids in the Sechelt area able to participate in sports this year as a result of the recent Sunshine Coast Lions Club contribution.

After 28 years, a long-held dream is coming true for a local woman - in a few days she will hold her master's degree in clinical psychology. An advocate of life-long learning, Sue Perry has worked hard to achieve this spectacular goal.