In the Community

To look at this year's Golden Girl, Avril King, you'd think she never had a care in the world. Always smiling, she's a joy to be around, and that's lucky because she's around a lot.

Eleven young men were awarded certificates on Thursday, July 21, to signify the completion of the Ace-It carpentry level one apprenticeship program.

Cuba's people, culture and economy have proven remarkably resilient despite four decades of political and economic isolation.

Three canoes from the Sunshine Coast participated in the annual Pulling Toegther Canoe Journey from July 2 to 8 on the west coast of Vancouver Island.

The Sechelt Nation is singing and dancing their culture back to life through the Xwamtsut program.

KidSport Sunshine Coast was able to increase the number of kids on the Sunshine Coast to play in sports with a recent fundraiser hosted by Trail Bay Home Hardware and from contributions from the Sunshine Coast Lions Club.

The Sunshine Coast is a fabulous community, a place of warm relationships, interesting characters and caring for each other, not to mention high awareness of issues such as sustainable agriculture and respect for the planet.

Although 22-year-old Jordan McCourt is confined to a wheelchair, suffers from seizures and cerebral palsy and has a hole in his heart, he is working to help those less fortunate. "It makes me happy to help.

A joining of the Botanical Garden Society and Chatelech Secondary School Foods classes has resulted in a multitude of positive experiences for students and the community at large.

Editor's note: This is the sixth in a series of stories about people who were raised on the Sunshine Coast who are making a successful mark in the world of their chosen vocations.