Coffee House tonight, Nov. 8, is all about the Coast’s legends and the ukulele. Lynn and Reg Dixon will entertain along with their ukulele band, The Mother Pluckers. Pender Harbour’s own, tireless, talented leader of our H.U.G.S. ukulele group Helga Grout will be playing with the band. Doors open at 7 p.m. Music at 7:30 p.m. $10 minimum suggested donation at the door at the School of Music. Refreshments and desserts available.
FLAIR on the Coast will be celebrating its 10th anniversary Saturday, Nov. 9, 10 a.m. to noon at the Rockwood Centre in Sechelt. Carol and Jean’s idea of starting a Cancer Support Group has been an amazing journey, 10 years later they continue to help. FLAIR is still a place to come for support, to share stories, learn from their speakers and get wig loans. Eddy Edrik has very kindly offered to play his acoustic guitar and sing for the gathering. FLAIR welcomes both men and women receiving cancer treatment, have been through it or is a caregiver in the Pender Harbour/Egmont area to join them For more information, please call Jean at 604-883-0660 or email [email protected].
This Sunday, Nov. 10, Pender Harbour Music Society welcomes John Wort Hannam, one of the best folk-roots writers in Canada and winner of two 2023 Canadian Folk Music Awards – Solo Artist and Canadian Album of the Year. Audiences recognize something special in his narrative, lyrically driven songs which is both unique and familiar. 2 p.m. at the School of Music. Tickets at penderharbourmusic.ca.
The Royal Canadian Legion No. 112 Madeira Park will host an outdoor Remembrance Day service at the cenotaph Monday, Nov. 11. The procession through Madeira Park begins at 10:30 a.m. Service begins at 11 a.m. Poppies by donation, are available at the IGA shopping centre.
The Women’s’ Connection is honoured to present Sunshine Coast Family physician, Dr. Paul Dhillon, Nov. 12. He has recently been appointed the chief medical officer for the Invictus Games to be held in Whistler, Feb. 8 to 16. Major Dhillon is a Canadian Armed Forces Reservist General Duty Medical Officer with Vancouver Field Ambulance. Major Dhillon’s role at the Invictus Games will be to coordinate a fully comprehensive medical team of generalists and specialists experienced in supporting veterans and service members.
“As I reach 10 years as a Canadian Armed Forces reservist, I’m awed and humbled to offer world leading medical support –– both mentally and physically — to the Invictus Games competitors as they continue their recovery journey through the Games in 2025.” Dr. Dhillon will share his experiences working with Doctors without Borders. This will be a meeting packed with interesting stories delivered by an exceptionally interesting man at the School of Music. Doors open 9:30 p.m. Drop-in fee $4. Refreshments included.
Forests and water: does logging affect our water supply and risk of floods? The Pender Harbour Wildlife Society is pleased to present Dr. Younes Alila from the UBC Faculty of Forestry.
Dr. Alila has a doctorate in engineering hydrology and has studied the effects of climate and land use change on water resources. Dr. Alila’s innovative research over the last 20 years has challenged the century-old paradigm on how forests affect large floods. Dr. Alila served as an expert witness in three court cases in B.C. that linked severe flooding to forest harvesting.
Dr. Alila’s innovative research has demonstrated a strong link between the proportion of a watershed logged and the risk of flooding. Dr Alila will explain the science and how forest over-harvesting may already be contributing to severe flooding in B.C.
To provide a local perspective of this topic, Suzanne Senger, executive director of the Sunshine Coast Conservation Association, will discuss the SCCA’s ongoing work to protect the forested aquifer recharge areas on Mt Elphinstone South, through the West Howe Sound Watershed Protection Project. Also, Ross Muirhead from Elphinstone Logging Focus will discuss the Elphinstone water protection forest campaign.
This free evening of presentations will be held at the Seaside Centre in Sechelt (5790 Teredo St) on Saturday, Nov. 23. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Presentations start at 7 p.m. There will be a break with refreshments and a raffle.
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