In the Community

On Saturday Larry Evans, dubbed the Indiana Jones of mushrooms, will share tales of his adventures in South America, as part of the third annual Sunshine Coast Mushroom Festival.

Many people know of Toastmasters as an international organization in 113 countries worldwide, dedicated to 'better listening, better thinking, better speaking,' and that describes Toastmasters well.

After a two-year hiatus, pet-lovers (and other fun-lovers) will again have the opportunity to compete for prizes and glory, and at the same time help the cause of small animals in our communities.

Canada World Youth (CWY) participants are back on the Coast after spending three months in Khayelitsha, near Cape Town.

YMCA Camp Elphinstone is hoping to raise $150,000 for a new fully accessible lodge through the Aviva Community Fund Competition.

Yvonne Joe, in the presence of Theresa Jeffries and others of the Sechelt Indian Band (SIB) Elders, received a memorial plaque last week in memory of her husband Gilbert Joe, storyteller, fisherman and logger.

Years after losing his lower right leg in a motorcycle crash, Robert Kull travelled to a remote island in Patagonia's coastal wilderness with equipment and supplies to live alone for a year.

Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and that means it is time for the 11th annual Gibsons Fall Fair Oct. 8 and 9 at Quality Farm & Garden in Gibsons.

Residents and visitors to Gibsons exploring the water front over the past two weeks will have seen thousands of pink salmon returning to Gibsons Harbour and surroundings.

Ryan Moore, this year's Cops for Cancer Tour de Coast official Buddy, looks like any other rambunctious seven-year-old. He love to high-five with his cop friends, play with his sister Hannah, 10, and just generally do all the things boys love.