It’s not an island, but you have to take a ferry to get there. B.C.
’s Sunshine Coast — a 160-kilometre stretch of waterfront from Howe Sound to Desolation Sound — is renowned for its laid-back lifestyle and spectacular views. But the author of a new book says there is much more to the region than meets the eye. “Yes, it is a beautiful countryside, but it’s more than just a pretty face.
It has a great deal of extremely interesting history that’s fun to read about,” said Howard White, author of The Sunshine Coast: From Gibsons to Powell River, Third Edition . Related: White knows whereof he speaks. A lifelong Sunshine Coaster, he is also the co-founder of Harbour Publishing and still lives and works in Pender Harbour.
The book sees him dig into the hidden history of the region, including how it got its name, all with his award-winning wit. “I have a lot of fun poking fun at that. When we started a historical journal describing the nature of the Sunshine Coast, we called it Raincoast because we are actually in a rainforest here, and it’s raining much of the year,” he said.
“So, the Sunshine Coast is a bit of a misnomer, which was thought up predictably as a promotional title by one of the area’s non-stop promoters, a man named Harry Roberts, who was one of the founders of Roberts Creek.” John-Ackermann-speaks-with-Howard-White-author-of-The-Sunshine-Coast The Sunshine Coast has a way of being far away and close at the same time — far away in the sen.
