The main fundraiser for the Squamish SPCA is the annual Paws for a Cause and Walk and it will be held at the O'Siyam Pavilion area on Cleveland Avenue on Saturday (Sept. 14) from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. If you haven't already, you can register for the walk at 11 a.m. The day includes dog agility contests, games, vendors, silent auction, prizes and barbecue. Along with dogs and cats, the SPCA also takes in lizards, rabbits, rats and small rodents. All funds raised stay in our community.
The third annual Shoreline Cleanup in the Squamish Estuary takes place on Wednesday (Sept. 18) from 4 to 6 p.m. and participants are asked to meet at the O'Siyam Pavilion. A volunteer appreciation barbecue will follow. To register, call Erin Yeo at (604) 892-3511 ext 301 for more information.
Several residents at Hilltop House celebrate birthdays this month and they include: Mary Crowston, Gladys Wood, Eva Troeber, Michael Nagy-Deak, Dorothy Zimmerman, Jean Hodgkinson, Joan Hutchinson, Clifford Grand, Earl Cannon and Astrid Karwtski. The birthday tea and cutting of the cake takes place on Wednesday (Sept. 18) at 2 p.m.
The last day to register for the Family to Family Course, an intense 12-week education course for families dealing with serious mental illness, is Tuesday (Sept. 17). The course runs each Tuesday evening from Sept. 17 to Dec. 3 at the Family Support Centre in West Vancouver. For more information, please call (604) 926-0856 or www.northshoreschizophrenia.org.
Fall programs starting at the Seniors Centre next week include: Genealogy Club and belly dancing on Sept. 16, pilates, art classes and folk dancing on Sept. 17, AED First Aid training starting at 12:30 p.m. on Sept. 18, bocce tournament at 10 a.m. (free but please register) on Sept. 19. Glazing and acrylics with Toby Jaxon also begins on Sept. 19. Anyone interested in playing whist is invited to the centre at 1:30 p.m. on Thursdays and, for more information, please call Harold at (604) 898-4540.
O'Siyam Pavilion Park in downtown Squamish is the site for the first Squamish Idol contest sponsored by the District of Squamish. It will be held on Saturday (Sept. 14) from 6 to 8:30 p.m. and the winner will take home a $500 cash prize. This event is co-sponsored by the Squamish Academy of Music and the Howe Sound Performing Arts Association.
The Squamish Public Library and Quest University series continues on Thursday (Sept. 19) at 6:30 p.m. when Richard Hoshino will present Two Problem-Solving Strategies for Mathematics and for Life.
The Squamish Gardeners will meet at the Sandman Inn at 6:45 p.m. on Monday (Sept. 16). Marilyn Holt will talk about fertilizer - understanding it and what and when to use. Non-members are welcome for a $5 drop-in fee.
Citizens are invited to an Alzheimer's Society "Coffee Break" fundraiser next Thursday (Sept. 19) at 2:30 p.m. at Shannon Falls Retirement Residence, 38225 Third Ave. in Squamish.
The West Coast Railway Heritage Park is hosting "Mini Days" this Saturday and Sunday (Sept. 14 and 15). Guests will have a chance to ride in a speeder, on a pump car and special engines on the mini-rail train and enjoy other mini-exhibits and vendors. Tickets are $5 and include full park access. For info, visit www.wcra.org
On Saturday (Sept. 21) the fifth annual fundraiser Walk a Mile in Her Shoes will be held. It is sponsored by the Howe Sound Women's Centre and those fellows who have signed up will don bright red high heels and walk close to a mile for this worthy cause. It is held to draw attention to women in abusive situations and children who also suffer. More participants are needed and you are asked to stop by the Women's Centre on Third Avenue to pick up a pledge form or call (604) 892-5748.
The organizers of the Squamish Fruit Tree Project are still looking for volunteers to help pick fruit for those local residents who are unable to pick it themselves. Those helping out are also able to take some fruit home. For more information, please call Andrea Kittler at (604) 848-4067.
The Squamish Food Bank will open its doors on Wednesday (Sept. 18) for grocery distribution from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Alano Club on Third Avenue. Residents are reminded of the B.C. Thanksgiving Food Drive on Saturday (Sept. 21). Volunteers are needed to make this successful and for more information, please call Barb Hayden at (604) 892-9094. Remember, all non-perishable food collected stays in Squamish and last year, more than 7,000 pounds of food was donated.
The Squamish Trails Society has its monthly meeting on Thursday (Sept. 19) at 7 p.m. in the Arts Council building on Cleveland Avenue. If you wish more information, please call Penny Wilmot at (604) 898-5385 or Heather Evans at (604) 898-3872.
Bingo is back at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #277 on Monday (Sept. 16) with doors open at 5:30 p.m.
The WOW Riders will meet at the Adventure Centre at 10 a.m. on Monday (Sept. 16) for a ride out toward Brackendale. For more information, call Shirley at (604) 898-5715.
The Over the Hill Hikers meet at the Adventure Centre at 9 a.m. on Tuesday (Sept. 17) for a Furry Creek-Marion and Phyllis Lake hike. For more information, call Heather at (604) 892-9003.
The Tantalus Walking Club will meet at the Fisherman's entrance on the Spit dike for a Woodpecker Trail walk at 10 a.m. on Thursday (Sept. 19). For more information, call Joyce at (604) 898-5594.
The Hearts in Motion Walking Club will meet at the entrance to the Nexen Lands tomorrow (Friday, Sept. 13) at 10 a.m. for a waterfront walk. For more information, call Yvonne at (604) 898-5268 or myself at (604) 815-0152.
