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21st Annual Michelle Hull Memorial Motorcycle Toy Run, benefiting the Elves Club and Sunshine Coast Food Banks – September 23rd, 2012.
So I’ve come up with this new column idea: QL2, which stands for Quality of Life Squared. You know, it’s that indefinable ‘thing’ that contributes to a mellow vibe, easygoing nature, and interest in our surroundings that separates who I call True Coasties from the Pell Mell Crowd always rushing here or there in a [...]
Chasters Restaurant at the Bonniebrook Lodge Oceanfront Inn opens its new Wine & Tapas Bar March 15 and is offering a great special until March 30th – read the full post
… head to Chasters on the Bonniebrook beach in lower Gibsons and treat yourself to some of the best food on the Coast! Gorgeous views regardless of the weather, a great place to walk after your meal, and a stable kitchen and serving staff make this a great destination for Dinner, Wednesday through Sunday, from [...]
If you are planning a trip to the Sunshine Coast via Horseshoe Bay, make sure to get an advance taste of our unique lifestyle by making a pit stop en route to enjoy one of the Coast’s finest exports – Feastro the Rolling Bistro. Located at Cordova and Thurlow in downtown Vancouver – right across [...]
from the Sunshine Coast Jazz & Entertainment Society Another packed event despite chilly winds After getting hailed on at Sargeant Bay on Saturday, April 16, I suppose one should be thankful for sunshine – even if one needed a down jacket for this annual Creeker celebration! Down along the road leading up to the mandala, [...]
Organizers pronounced the First Annual Sunshine Coast Art Crawl a huge success, with some galleries seeing as many as 250 visitors through in a single weekend. The ‘hub/bead’ concept was very popular, with some visitors coming from Powell River just to collect the four additional beads for their crawl bracelets from the hubs of Madeira [...]
Mix great jazz of all styles with small venues on the Sunshine Coast of B.C. and you have the phenomenon that is the Pender Harbour Jazz Festival. First established in 1966 by the local Music Society, the Festival is now an annual destination event for a crowd of jazz lovers from across the Pacific Northwest [...]
The Sunshine Coast Resort, located just around the bend from the Madeira Park exit on Hwy. 101, has always been known as an affordable yet luxurious destination for visitors wanting to immerse themselves in the waterfront lifestyle of our region. With a well-appointed hotel offering oceanfront rooms and suites with private patios, barbecues, beautiful amenities [...]
With the cancellation of the annual Wooden Boat Festival, the Sunshine Coast Museum & Archives has stepped in with a new event for 2010 in conjunction with the Annual Sea Cavalcade Festival held every third weekend in July: Heritage and Hand-crafted Wooden Boat Festival When: Sunday, July 25th from 10:00 am to 4:30 pm. Where: [...]
Keith A.E. Thirkell is a professional photo-journalist who, for 20 years, has documented the beautiful Sunshine Coast in all its glory. His work has appeared in publications around the world. Two of his calendars have won awards of excellence. Feel free to call Keith about wholesale purchases of this calendar, comments on the content or [...]
I hope you’ll be helping me celebrate the 2nd Anniversary of Chasters Restaurant at the Bonniebrook Lodge Oceanfront Inn, Chasters Beach on Gower Point, Gibsons! The menu looks amazing, a mix of BBQ, salads, hot buffet… something for every kind of palate and any kind of weather. The food at Chasters is very good – [...]
Photo Laurie McConnell The racers are back! The 11th Annual International Howe Sound Outrigger Race comes back to Gibsons Landing and Gibsons Harbour this weekend, with entrants beginning to trickle in mid-week for practice time and course construction. If you are planning on dining out on Friday or Saturday night, call to make reservations as [...]
ARRIVAL Did you know vehicles only pay to get ON to the lower Sunshine Coast via BC Ferries? This means when you pay for the trip from Horseshoe Bay to Langdale, the next boat from Earl’s Cove to Saltery Bay is free. The same for coming from Comox to Powell River; the ride over to [...]
by Laurie McConnell, webmaster Yesterday I talked about riding the ferries on to the Sunshine Coast. Today it’s time to ride! DECISION POINT ONCE YOU’RE ON THE COAST AT THE LANGDALE TERMINAL: Motorcyclists exit the boat first (except last minute boarders, who have to follow the cars – you snooze, you lose!). If you’re on [...]