Community and Recreation

Internationally-renowned playwright/performer Caitlin Hicks recently debuted Some Kinda Woman: Stories of Us, a weekly podcast series featuring the many quirky characters from her standing ovation tours of one-person theatrical performances in England, Ireland, the United States, Canada and Sweden. Every [...]

Longtime volunteer Laurean Reid  has been awarded the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers. This honour, created by the Crown and administered by the Office of the Governor General, is “intended for an individual whose unpaid, voluntary contribution provides extraordinary help or [...]

Recognizing the ongoing stresses and workloads faced by the parents, partners, siblings or devoted friends providing care to loved ones, Sunshine Coast Resource Centre recently launched a Caregiver Support Network to provide emotional support and assistance in connecting with community [...]

Bring out the knickknacks, tchotchkes and heirlooms - the Sunshine Coast Museum and Archives is holding its annual Antiques Road Show fundraiser on Saturday February 15 from 10am to 3pm at Trail Bay Mall, Sechelt.  Professional appraisers will be on [...]

Feel exhausted? In pain? Not as sharp, mentally or physically, as you were just five years ago? Join the club. Maybe a boxing club. Traditional gyms offer traditional workout equipment and circuits that promote movement, heart and strength building activity [...]

Looking for a low-impact, stress-free, strength-building exercise regime? Get into the pool (or lake, or ocean) for a regular swimming or Aquafit session. Regular swimmers are biologically 20 years younger than their driver’s licenses say they are, according to research [...]

For friends and family, a visit to the parents or grandparents living well on Canada’s Sunshine Coast is the preferred summer vacation spot. For the hosts, it’s sometimes fun to find activities that don’t involve beach time, trail walks, or [...]

Krishnamacharya, often referred to as the father of modern yoga, stated “If you can breathe you can do yoga!” However, in our western culture the media often portrays yoga as being exclusively for the already flexible and athletic young woman. [...]

A recent international study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine measured the impact of individual sports on mortality and found that while most sports – including cycling, swimming and aerobics – enhanced life expectancy, outcomes appeared to favour [...]