In the Community

Race your friends down the giant inflatable super slide, try your luck in the three lane bungee run, or tackle the survivor obstacle course at this year's West Sechelt Elementary School (WSES) Carnival.

St. Hilda's Anglican Church has been an integral part of the Sechelt community for 75 years, and they're celebrating that legacy throughout 2011.

The First Elphinstone Rangers (Girl Guides) have been working hard at fundraising since October 2010 and will continuing doing so until March 2012, culminating in an international trip to the Hawaiian Island of Kauai to celebrate the U.S.

Venice, the centuries-old tourist destination of Italy, is full of surprises. For example, one morning in May I stood with other visitors taking photos of a handsome gondolier ferrying giggling tourists down a canal.

The youth skating and BMX community got a chance to show off their skills and passion last Saturday with Coastal Seshins at the Gibsons Skate Park.

It's quite a simple concept, really - get to know each other better and you can solve your problems from a common base of friendship and understanding.

It was a wonderful sunny and productive TELUS Day of Giving at Wilson Creek's Habitat for Humanity site on Saturday, May 28.

The first of the Coastal Seshins festivities, presented by MVMT IK Promotions & Events, is all set to take over the Gibsons Skate Park, this Saturday, June 4.

Editor's note: This is the fifth 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.

Editor's note: Local Robert Allen is off this Saturday on a six-week paddling journey to commemorate the travels of David Thompson 200 years ago in the Pacific Northwest.