In the Community

For more than 15 years, Gibsons Elementary School has been offering a free sandwich program for children who do not have enough food for lunch. The program has in the past provided sandwiches for children three days a week.

On Friday, March 23, David Zieroth, winner of the Governor General's Literary Award for Poetry will be in Sechelt to read from his work. Zieroth's poems have appeared in magazines and anthologies across Canada and in the U.S.

Sunshine Coast Museum and Archives presents an opportunity to celebrate the traditions of the Coast Salish people with a three-day weaving workshop, facilitated by Jessica Casey.

In the 1930s, Alcoholics Anonymous developed the 12-step process to bring recovery to alcoholics. Today that process also helps drug addicts, problem gamblers, problem shoppers and individuals with eating disorders.

It was an auspicious start to an event that kept the committee in suspense until the registrations came in on Friday, what with teachers' action and soccer tournaments potentially affecting participation.

Plan your organic vegetable garden now so you can reap and eat a rainbow of flavours in the months to come. Join Elke Knechtel this Saturday, March 17, at 11 a.m.

Spring break is a time of celebration, going from winter into the new life of spring. A week off from school offers opportunities for fun and learning outside the classroom walls.

Clay artist Liz de Beer uses a variety of techniques and natural products to achieve intriguing decorations on her earthenware vessels.

Go green on St. Patrick's Day and have fun at Gibsons and District Public Library. Wear something green (hat, shirt, coat, tie) and bring your own tea cup to the library. Your cup will runneth over when we serve you a nice cup of Irish tea.

Thirty-five years ago, in 1977 a group of enthusiastic community members formed the Sunshine Coast Salmonid Enhancement Society (SCSES). Twenty-five years ago, in 1987, the Society was incorporated.