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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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Tapas & Wine Bar Open at Chasters

Tapas & Wine Bar Open at Chasters

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

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Chasters at Bonniebrook: worth the drive and then some

Chasters at Bonniebrook: worth the drive and then some

… 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 [...]

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REVIEW – Earth Day 2011

REVIEW – Earth Day 2011

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, [...]

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Sunshine Coast Art Crawl

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 [...]

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2010 Pender Harbour Jazz Festival – Sept 17-19, 2010

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 [...]

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Sunshine Coast Resort: Weddings on the ‘northern Riviera’

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 [...]

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Heritage Boats at Sea Cavalcade July 25

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: [...]

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Chasters in Gower Point Gibsons is the place to be July 15…

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 – [...]

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Howe Sound Outrigger Race Gibsons July 9-11

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 [...]

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Getting the ducks in a row

by Laurie McConnell, Editor The Sunshine Coast Community Services Society is delighted to be hosting the 7th Annual Duck Pluck and Raffle after taking a year off in 2009, so mark Saturday June 19th from 11am – 3pm on your calendar and get ready to duck. This popular Gibsons event is a fundraiser for Parent-Tot [...]

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Motorcycling the Sunshine Coast

by Laurie McConnell, Editor PART OF THE COAST MOTORCYCLING SERIES – What are two travelling ingredients that should always be mixed well and enjoyed together? The winding highway and sideroads of the Sunshine Coast, and motorcycles. Whether you are coming over from Vancouver Island and winding your way down to the city, or are on a [...]

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Time to Get Away? February on BC’s Sunshine Coast

February is a fantastic time to get out of the city and explore British Columbia’s beautiful Sunshine Coast. Located only an hour from Vancouver, but a world away from the crowds, traffic and noise. Come to experience nature and hike or bike through the forest or watch the waves crash the beach. Spot a bald [...]

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Tzoonie Wilderness Camp: Soul Time

Tzoonie Wilderness Camp is a boat or floatplane access only resort located in Narrows Inlet, the second fjord up Sechelt Inlet. Art & Aleta Giroux have been running this resort for over 20 years, sharing some of the most beautiful of BC’s coastline in a remote wilderness setting. Campers stay in rustic but comfortable cabins, [...]

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Five Day Cruise & Learn Special Offer

I am pleased to send you the information below which we recently received from John Roper. John has been a certified CYA sailing Instructor for many years and operates his own yacht “Mistress” out of Gibsons. As you will remember he has taught a variety of our CPS Boating Course classes over the past couple [...]

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Moon Dance: The One Night Vacation That Changed My Life

PENDER HARBOUR – Has it ever happened to you, that you’ve begun something that seems so innocent and devoid of ulterior motive, and you find instead that your life has been changed in some deeply profound way? That’s what happened to me at The Perch at Moon Dance Cabin. My partner D. & I wanted [...]

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