Nicholas Simons

Before the election writ drops on Saturday, and in addition to the non-profit and community organizations featured in our Summer Spotlight series of social media posts, I would like to take this moment to extend my gratitude to the following organizations. Their contributions play an essential role in making our Sunshine Coast communities as vibrant and special as they are.

North Coast:
inclusion Powell River, Association of the Savary Island Community, BC SPCA in Powell River, CJUMP Radio, Clansmen Pipe Band, Community First Aid Team qathet & Powell River, Community Resource Centre, Cranberry Community Hall Association, Four Tides Hospice Society, Inclusion Powell River, Kathaumixw/Powell River Music Academy, Lund Community Society, Malaspina Land Conservancy, Malaspina Naturalists, Marine Avenue Business Association, Paddling for Life, Powell River & District United Way, Powell River & District Christmas Cheer Committee, qathet Arts Council, Brain Injury Society, Chamber of Commerce, Top Out Climbing Co-op, Powell River Community Foundation, Curling Club, Powell River District Public Library, Powell River Educational Services Society, Powell River Employment Program, Farmer’s Institute, Farmer’s Market, Powell River Film Liaison Office, Powell River Forestry Heritage Society, Alano Club, Lift Community Services, Powell River Garden Club, Powell River Health-Care Auxiliary, Powell River Kings Society, Powell River Minor Baseball Association, Powell River Youth Soccer Association, Powell River Cadets (air, army, navy), qathet Museum and Archives, Peak Newspaper, qathet Living Magazine, Powell River Professional Firefighter Charitable Society, Powell River Regals, Carlson Club, Powell River Rod and Gun Club, Timberlane Quilters’ Guild, Senior Citizens Association Branch 49, Powell River Racquet Centre, Powell River Yacht Club, qathet Regional Cycling Association, qathet Parks & Wilderness Society, Ratepayers Groups, Salvation Army, St. John’s Ambulance Brigade #992, Powell River Search & Rescue Society, Texada Heritage Society, Texada Chamber of Commerce, Texada Island Community Society, Texada Seniors Council, Texada Women’s Island Network, Powell River & District United Way, Powell River Vintage Car Club, Volunteer Powell River, Friends of the Powell Forest Canoe Route, Knucklehead Winter Recreation Association. Outdoor Recreation Users Group, Coastal Women in Business.

South Coast
Family and Childcare, Gibsons Family Network, Halfmoon Bay Child Care Centre Society, Jack & Jill Parent Participation Preschool Society, The Little Flower Child Care Society, Sechelt Community Schools Society, Gibsons Seniors Society, Pender Harbour Seniors Housing Society, Sechelt Seniors Activity Centre Society, Pender Harbour and District Health Centre Society, Sunshine Coast Hospice Society, Pender Harbour Food Bank Society. Pender Harbour Reading Centre Society, Restorative Justice Program of the Sunshine Coast, Salvation Army Sunshine Coast Ministries, Sunshine Coast Affordable Housing Society, Sunshine Coast Resource Centre Society, Sunshine Coast Community Services Society, BC SPCA Sunshine Coast Branch, Gibsons Marine Rescue Society, Sunshine Coast Marine Rescue Society, 100 Women Who Care, BCSPCA SC Community Animal Centre, Better At Home, BlueAct Marine Society, Chapman Creek Hatchery, Coast Culture Alliance, Coast Investment Co-Op, Coast Mountain Bike Trail Association, Coast Rogue Arts Society - Rogue Fest, Coasters Car Club, Community Volunteer Income Tax Program, Dial-A-Dog Canine Companions, Driftwood Players, ESS Emergency Support Services, Friends of Arrowhead, Friends of Sechelt Library, Gibsons Chamber of Commerce, Gibsons Community Building Society, Gibsons Landing Heritage House, Gibsons Rotary Club, Gibsons Seniors Society, Gibsons Visitors Information Centre, Gibsons Wildlife Rehabilitation, Habitat for Humanity, Halfmoon Bay Community Assn, Halfmoon Bay Environmental Society, Halfmoon Bay Info and Referral Centre, Kitchen Sink Rescue, Meals on Wheels Sunshine Coast BC, One Straw Society, Pender Harbour Chamber of Commerce, Pender Harbour Food Bank Society, Pender Harbour Living Heritage Society, Pender Harbour Music Society, Pender Harbour Reading Centre, PODS PH Ocean Discovery Station, Rotary Club of Sechelt, Rotary Club of the Sunshine Coast, Royal Canadian Legion 140 Sechelt, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 109, Royal Canadian Leg Salvation Army, Legion Branch 219, Ruby Lake Lagoon Nature Reserve Soc, Salish Sea Regenerative Farm Society, SAR 61 Pender Marine, SAR Gibsons Marine, SAR HMB Marine Search and Rescue 12, SAR Sunshine Coast, Sargeant Bay Society, SC Arts Council, SC Association for Communal Living, SC Bear Alliance, SC Botanical Garden Society, SC Camera Club, SC Community Services Society, SC Drag Racing Association, SC Dragon Boat, SC Elder College, SC EV Car Club, SC Foundation, SC Health Auxiliary, SC Highway Society, SC Hospice House, SC Hospice Society, SC Pickleball Association, SC Quilters' Guild, SC Resource Centre, SC Streamkeepers, SC Trails Society, SC Wildlife Project, SDBA Sechelt Downtown Business Assn, Sechelt & District Chamber of Commerce, Sechelt Arts Festival, Sechelt Chamber of Commerce, Sechelt Garden Club, Sechelt Groves Society, Sechelt Hospital Foundation, Sechelt Visitors Information, Seniors Activity Centre, SEWN Self Employed Womens Network, St. Bart's Food Bank, St. John Ambulance Therapy Dog, Sunshine Coast Healthcare Auxiliary, Sunshine Coast Museum & Archives, Sunshine Jazz and Entertainment Society, Sunshine Toastmasters, Syiyaya Reconciliation Movement, Women's Enterprise Centre, xwesam/Roberts Creek Community Association.

There are so many more to thank so please add in the comments below to give all these community groups the credit they so deserve! Thanks to you all. We are better when we work together.

Let’s keep supporting this vital service and ensure that everyone in our community has access to the care they need. Together, we can build a brighter future for all. Sunshine Coast Hospice

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