The Sunshine Coast Community Literacy Plan
Our Plan
Submitted to 2010 Legacies Now
by the Sunshine Coast Literacy Now Task Force, February 2009
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Our Vision
A vision for literacy on the Sunshine Coast:
All residents of the Sunshine Coast have opportunities to develop literacy throughout their lives, to achieve their educational, work and social goals and to realize their potential.
Our Communities
Aboriginal Communities
The Sechelt Indian Band (SIB) has about 900 members and other aboriginal peoples on the Sunshine Coast totals about 2,620. The latter population – including people from the Squamish Nation and of Metis and Inuit descent – has grown considerably in the past three decades.
Town of Gibsons
The current population of Gibsons is almost 4,000 and is expected to double within 25 years.
Roberts' Creek
"The Creek" lies midway between Gibsons and Sechelt. Its population of 3,300 is expected to double within 20 years.
District of Sechelt
Sechelt is located on an isthmus separating the Strait of Georgia from Sechelt Inlet. The District of Sechelt, which surrounds the Sechelt First Nations reserve, includes the distinct neighbourhoods of Wilson Creek, Davis Bay, Selma Park, Sandy Hook, Tuwanek, Sechelt and West Sechelt. The total population was estimated at 8,454 in 2006.
Halfmoon Bay
Halfmoon Bay, population 2,558, sits on a curve in the coastline about 10 minutes drive north of Sechelt.
Pender Harbour
The geographic area called Pender Harbour lies 37 kilometres north of Sechelt and is actually several small communities – Madeira Park, Garden Bay, and Irvines Landing – that cover 52 kilometres of shoreline and have a total population of 2,624.
Egmont
The tiny village of Egmont lies at the trailhead for the Skookumchuck Narrows Provincial Park. The population of Egmont is unclear but estimated at about 200 permanent residents.
The Sechelt Indian Band (SIB) has about 900 members and other aboriginal peoples on the Sunshine Coast totals about 2,620. The latter population – including people from the Squamish Nation and of Metis and Inuit descent – has grown considerably in the past three decades.
Town of Gibsons
The current population of Gibsons is almost 4,000 and is expected to double within 25 years.
Roberts' Creek
"The Creek" lies midway between Gibsons and Sechelt. Its population of 3,300 is expected to double within 20 years.
District of Sechelt
Sechelt is located on an isthmus separating the Strait of Georgia from Sechelt Inlet. The District of Sechelt, which surrounds the Sechelt First Nations reserve, includes the distinct neighbourhoods of Wilson Creek, Davis Bay, Selma Park, Sandy Hook, Tuwanek, Sechelt and West Sechelt. The total population was estimated at 8,454 in 2006.
Halfmoon Bay
Halfmoon Bay, population 2,558, sits on a curve in the coastline about 10 minutes drive north of Sechelt.
Pender Harbour
The geographic area called Pender Harbour lies 37 kilometres north of Sechelt and is actually several small communities – Madeira Park, Garden Bay, and Irvines Landing – that cover 52 kilometres of shoreline and have a total population of 2,624.
Egmont
The tiny village of Egmont lies at the trailhead for the Skookumchuck Narrows Provincial Park. The population of Egmont is unclear but estimated at about 200 permanent residents.
Our Council Members
A dedicated group of local volunteers. Find out who we are by clicking here.
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