Stories

Vera Elizabeth Barron was a quiet, unassuming woman. Like many of her generation she was a diligent person who worked for the RAF during the Second World War. Born on March 17, 1908, Vera was seven years short of a century when she died on May 14, 2011. Predeceased by her younger sister Dorothy Barron, [...]

Jean Clarke, September 4, 1919 to February 9, 2012 Jean Clarke, a longtime supporter of the Sunshine Coast and its Community Foundation has died at age 92 of age-related complications. Jean was a passionate advocate of children and families. Her work with the Gibsons Parent Tot program was legendary. She and sister, Pauline, provided music [...]

Iris Loewen is passionate about books, libraries, research and literacy. How fitting that the Sechelt Public Library Association recognize the recently retired Head Librarian with the establishment of the Iris Loewen Endowment. Grants from this fund will support programs and activities at the Sechelt Library. When Iris and husband, Les, moved here in June, 1999, [...]

Bill and Heather Beamish love art. In fact, they enjoy collecting visual art to the point that they laughingly comment that their Gibsons home is running out of wall space.  I enjoy the environment that art creates in our home and I love the dialogue it creates, says Bill who is currently beginning his third [...]

Take one illustrious green space, mix in an enthusiastic neighbourhood with creative ideas, bundle this with a generous community, add some incredibly hardworking citizens and you have the Shirley Macey Park Project. Located on Chamberlin Road in Gibsons, Shirley Macey Park is part of Soames Hill Regional Park, which opened in 1997. In 2000, 14 [...]