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Coast duo wins bronze

Coasters Bob Mackie and Louise Parker square danced up a storm, winning a bronze medal at the annual Huntsman World Senior Games at St. George, Utah last week.

Botanist to show riches of Oregon

Sunday morning, Oct. 28, photographer/botanist Daniel Mosquin will present The Four Corners of Oregon, with photos, stories and information about the flowers, shrubs, trees and varied natural regions of the U.S.

Healing from the effects of residential schools

As she stood on the pier waving goodbye to her parents, she did not know it was the last time she would ever see them.

Novel on Cold War is hot stuff

After 10 years in the making, Jan DeGrass' long-awaited novel, Jazz With Ella, is in bookstores on the Coast.

Build a haunted gingerbread house

The Angel Tree Project is hosting their annual fundraiser, this year a haunted gingerbread house building contest. The fun happens from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 724 TruemanRd. in Gibsons (next to the United Church).

Shroomfest coming up Oct. 20

This year's fourth annual Sunshine Coast Mushroom Festival is being held Oct. 20 at the Pender Harbour Community Hall.

Volunteers needed for Shirley Macey Park

Coasters are encouraged to come out on Sunday, Oct. 14, between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. for a volunteer community clean-up and planting at the maze garden in Shirley Macey Park. Look for details on the SCRD website at www.scrd.ca.

Educate a girl, help change the world

The United Nations has declared Oct. 11 the International Day of the Girl. UN International Days inspire action groups and charities to fulfill the meanings of these special days.

Whistler celebrates readers and writers

A comfy bed and a good book sound like the perfect antidote to the onset of fall, but organizers of the Whistler Readers and Writers Festival have something less solitary in mind. From Oct.

Protect your mental health

Beyond The Blues is an annual event sponsored by BC Mental Health and Addiction Services and hosted here on the Sunshine Coast by the BC Schizophrenia Society, Sunshine Coast Branch.