Prolific writer spotlights history and humour of B.C. s Sunshine Coast in new book
Here On The Coast: Reflections From the Rainbelt by Howard White is part history lesson and part laughs about zany characters and happenings on the roughly 200 kilometres of coast between Howe Sound and Desolation Sound.
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Here On The Coast: Reflections From the Rainbelt by Howard White contains 50 funny tales from the area
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Posted: Apr 04, 2021 11:00 AM PT | Last Updated: April 4
Ever wonder how a roughly 200-kilometre stretch of coast dominated by temperate rainforest came to be known as the Sunshine Coast? Howard White s new collection of stories about the area has the answers to this and more.(THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lauren Krugel)
By Joe Wagley
Often times I will share with someone celebrating another birthday, “Like a fine wine, you’re getting better with age!”
My brother Dave observes his on Jan. 4 and joins my twin sister Jan and me for a few days until we commemorate ours on Feb. 10. Then, we join my sister Pam for a few days until she moves ahead on March 12, leading the charge in becoming once again, the “older” sibling.
Brother made a comment on his birthday as we group texted back and forth, “Wisdom comes with age and you three go first.”
As I contemplated that statement, I chuckled a bit about the thought of becoming wise but maybe there is something to be gained with this dance of days as the years roll on.
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