April 14 is a Benefit Concert to Raise Awareness of Mt Elphinstone’s Forests, showcasing hundreds of photographs, with live music to be held Saturday, April 14, 7:30 pm at Roberts Creek Community Hall.
I first met Peggy Collins at the Sechelt Farmer’s Market, in its previous location at the Ravens Cry Theatre. She had a table up towards the high end, covered with photo cards from one end to the other that were a hot spot of interest among the booths. If you have ever seen Peggy’s iconic [...]
Did you know there was a place on the Sunshine Coast where your dogs can take you for a holiday? Bluff Hollow Bed & Breakfast in Garden Bay is a truly dog-friendly getaway: the entire property, cottage, and main house are all off-leash zones, with amenities every discerning dog will sniff out. They can swim [...]
One of the great things about camera technology and software is that it puts the power of stunning imagery into the hands of people who may not be professional photographers but make up for it by regularly taking pictures and often of a certain type… Gigi Butterfly, an artist from Halfmoon Bay, very consistently, posts [...]
What a fantastic image to keep in my mind as we head into 2012 on the Sunshine Coast. This image was taken on the powerline trail that links up with Hidden Grove Park and the Sechelt Heritage Forest in Sandy Hook, on the afternoon of December 31, 2011. May our beloved Sunshine Coast retain its [...]
The Halfmoon Bay Apple Festival always comes as a surprise – like most Halfmoon Bay events, there’s an element of whimsy that translates into never quite knowing when events are going to be happening until about a week before. We stopped in at the Apple Fest in between our mushroom foray and the identification session [...]
by Laurie McConnell, Editor/Publisher Sunshine Coast artist Jan Poynter has organized a wonderful event in Gibsons for this coming weekend, September 9 through 11th: the first ever Plein Air Paint Out event in Gibsons Landing, joining an international stage to demonstrate the art of painting outdoors. Last year Diane (my spouse) and I were travelling [...]
by Publisher/Editor Laurie McConnell All Photos & Video copyright Matthew Lane, 2011 Wow – the entrance to Chapman Creek is the place to be on the Sunshine Coast for great salmon fishing! The big rains have held off so the schools of salmon – pinks, coho (that’s right, COHO), and springs are holding up along [...]
UPDATE: FESTIVAL RACE ROUTES AND PHOTOS: by Publisher/Editor Laurie McConnell Read my introduction to paddleboarding here Actually getting vertical on a paddleboard was VERY different from paddling on my knees or butt. On the good side, once I got going I created a little wake that sounded delicious rising up under the back of the [...]
So, this is me, Laurie McConnell, blissfully unaware of my fate on my very first paddleboard tryout with Wilson Creek’s Alpha Adventures (The Outdoor Adventure Store). BACKGROUNDER Before I share the festival information with you, I’d like to tell you my first paddleboarding story, in the hopes some other coach potato will rise up from [...]
I’ve known Duane Burnett for probably ten years now, and if you don’t, then you just haven’t been getting out much! Duane Burnett is a one-man social media band, and a long-established chronicler of Sunshine Coast life, particularly through community photography. I have lived on the Sunshine Coast for 25 years now, but Duane’s got [...]
Sechelt, June 2011 – You’ll never guess what’s happening in the east end of the Trail Bay Mall. Kids from 2-15 – pardon me, artists – and their parents, have discovered 4 Cats Art Studio and entered into another world. From what I would call chaos in my home, young artists are learning through a [...]
Okay, so it didn’t hurt much after the orientation last Saturday… but I didn’t say it was easy. I think I’d have a better chance of creating a brand new political party and having it elected than figuring out paddling. This is just one of the strokes used in dragon boating, though it is more [...]
by Editor/Publisher Laurie McConnell Here I am, looking bewildered that I am actually present for the ‘New Paddler Orientation’ of the various Sechelt-based dragonboat teams at MacKenzie Marina in Porpoise Bay. Having been talked into this by my overly energetic friend, Colleen, we chose the easiest, least intimidating option we could find for a team: [...]
Kinnickinick Park, Ripple Way Sechelt This is a great trail system for the Coast, especially for dog lovers! Kinnickinick is a designated off-leash dog walking park and many people come from quite far away on the Coast to have access to such long and varied trails where their doggy companions are welcome. There are rules, [...]
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