In the Community

When I first met Stuart Burnside, it was in a cramped little room off the front of the Coast News office in Gibsons. There were four of us in that tiny room barely big enough for a coat rack, and we squeezed around a table with overflowing ashtrays.

Every Tuesday and Friday at around noon, the Gibsons Habitat for Humanity recyclers gather at Tim Hortons.

Richard Wagamese is one of those rare artists who seem able to do it all. A consummate storyteller, Wagamese doesn't stop at merely writing or telling his tales; instead, he uses his many talents to bring his words to life. On Friday, Nov.

The remarkable characters who settled Vancouver Island's Clayoquot Sound tell the story found in Margaret Horsfield's latest book, Voices from the Sound: Chronicles of Clayoquot Sound and Tofino 1899 to 1929.

KidSport Sunshine Coast is able to increase the number of kids from Port Mellon to Earls Cove who will be taking to the fields and rinks this year as a result of the annual Elphi Fall Fun Fest held at Elphinstone Secondary School in September.

The Elves Club is gearing up to prepare hampers for people on the Coast who might not have much of a Christmas otherwise. "If you have a basic job making $8 an hour, $8.

Claudia Ferris is one of those rare individuals who can explain something as well as she can do it.

Community Futures of the Sunshine Coast (CFSC) continues to be a strong economic force in our area. At the annual general meeting on Wednesday, Oct.

The Sunshine Coast Natural History Society (SCNHS) presents speakers Sarah Doherty and Kerith Perreur-Lloyd tonight (Friday) at its monthly meeting at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre in Sechelt.

Five years ago no one with a crystal ball would have predicted the present at Howe Sound Pulp and Paper (HSPP). Five years ago newspapers were still going strong, the Canadian dollar was worth about $0.