Sunshine Coast church landmark lovingly restored by shelter guests

A well-loved landmark in Sechelt, B.C., has been restored with the help of unhoused locals who wanted to show their gratitude to the community.

After a fire left the Sunshine Coast’s only permanent shelter uninhabitable in February, 20 of its residents have been temporarily living in a building on the grounds of St. Hilda’s By The Sea Anglican Church on Barnacle Street.

As a gesture of gratitude, those residents banded together in July to fix the church’s well-used labyrinth that was looking a little worse for wear.

“They have been very kind to us, and I just thought perhaps it was a fair deal,” said Sean Hill, a guest at the temporary shelter who spoke

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