In the Community

On Friday evening, Sept. 30, and all day Saturday, Oct. 1, 18 people met together to learn about the impact and ongoing legacy of Canada's policies and colonization of the First Nation peoples of Canada.

Christmas is just around the corner. This year, members of the Gibsons and District volunteer fire department are beginning to celebrate their 75th anniversary by hosting the 16th annual Festival of Lights at Tim Horton's and Wendy's.

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.