In the Community

Like so many of us, this year's Cops for Cancer Tour de Coast riders have personal reasons for wanting to eliminate cancer. Sunshine Coast RCMP Const. Jennifer Balfour's paternal grandmother died from breast cancer. And her riding partner, Const.

They remain in our hearts forever.

Cops for Cancer Ladies Red Serge Gala is Thursday, Sept. 16. Tickets went on sale yesterday, Sept. 2, at the Sechelt RCMP detachment.

While it may seem we live in a wealthy corner of the world, there are still those on the Sunshine Coast who go to bed without a proper meal. Rev. Peter van der Leelie of St.

The Sunshine Coast Early Childhood Planning Table is pleased to announce the awards of Success By 6 grants to local projects that enhance our supports for families with young children.

A three-day juried exhibition of fabric arts held in the library of Elphinstone Secondary School was a highlight of the Gibsons Landing Fibre Arts Festival last weekend. Wearable art is the realm of Ursula Bentz of Gibsons.

What is it about young children and diggers? I'm sure every parent is filled with the same sense of wonder when they first see their child's eye-bulging, owl-screeching reaction to anything with wheels.

Seventeen year-old Sechelt student Sara Brad-shaw recently returned from a month of practising Spanish and soaking in Costa Rican culture.

The Pender Harbour Lions Club is getting in the garlic spirit for its inaugural Summer Garlic Festival. The festival takes place Saturday, Aug. 28, from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 29 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

As part of the Canada World Youth (CWY) program, the Sunshine Coast has been chosen to host a group of 18 youth aged 17 to 24 from across Canada and South Africa from Aug. 27 to Nov. 15.