About this Sunshine Coast site

My name is Laurie McConnell, and I’m Your 1st-Person Guide to the Sunshine Coast, for over 15 years! Join me as I explore the Sunshine Coast, Powell River and surrounding islands and waterways in. From a full business directory, to blog (here), to video channel, to curated & trending social media page, to mobile app, [...]

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Before You Get Here

Quality of Life Squared: Taking the slow road off the Sunshine Coast ferry

Quality of Life Squared: Taking the slow road off the Sunshine Coast ferry

By on September 5, 2012 in Before You Get Here, FEATURED with No Comments

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 [...]

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Gourmet truck food bookend for your trip to the Sunshine Coast

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 [...]

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2011 Calendar, Sunshine Coast Style

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 [...]

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Historic Lund Hotel: end of the road, beginning of Desolation Sound

The oceanfront, 1905 Historic Lund Hotel is located at the tip of BC’s beautiful Sunshine Coast, at the Gateway to the renowned Desolation Sound near Powell River. Since built by the Swedish Thulin brothers who founded Lund, the hotel has served as the heart of this quaint village. The hotel now features 31 renovated guest [...]

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