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Your West Coast Culture. A magazine about the people and places that make the Saanich Peninsula the little piece of paradise we call home.

First Word

Words Seaside Sue, Publisher & Owner Love is one of those words we use often, but do we ever stop and really consider its meaning? We tend to think of love as romantic, and something that happens in big moments. But the longer I live – and the more stories I have the privilege of [...]

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Peninsula Voices – A Sustainable Sidney

Words Jesse Holth Photo Sarah Hartley Photography Liam Edwards is the newly-appointed Chief Administrative Officer for the Town of Sidney. We chatted about local infrastructure, protecting our watersheds and reducing our ecological impact. As Executive Director of Infrastructure and Finance for the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, you worked with every municipality in B.C. What lessons

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Charity Connections – RAD Recreation Adapted Society

Words & Photos RAD Recreation Adapted Society Making outdoor recreation accessible, independent and possible (again). RAD Recreation Adapted Society (RAD) is a Canadian Registered Charity that was founded with a simple belief: sustaining a mobility injury or living with a disability should never mean losing access to the outdoors, movement or adventure. Based in British

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February is Heart Month!

Words Dr. Chris Pengilly (retired) Heart month can be a good time to look at this vital pump which began beating not long after conception and, mostly uncomplainingly, continues all day, every day with no time off until it is no longer needed at life’s end. The function of the heart is to pump blood

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NIȽ TU,O (in the beginning) – NIȽ TU,O Annual Dinner Wraps Up the Year with Holiday Cheer

Words Ashley Morris On the evening of December 12, NIȽ TU,O Child and Family Services Society (NIȽ TU,O) hosted a lively holiday dinner, bringing joy, cheer and a bit of holiday magic to the community. NIȽ TU,O is a Coast-Salish-Led organization helping Coast Salish children and families stay connected to community and culture through culturally-safe

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Off the Land – Delvin & Grace Solkinson: Planting Permaculture on the Peninsula

Words Jo Barnes Photos Grace Solkinson It isn’t your typical learning environment. The classroom floor underfoot is soil; the ceiling, a blue sky. And at the end of your lesson, you might even eat the results! Under the leadership of local educators Delvin and Grace Solkinson, students keen to learn about wholistic agriculture are doing

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