Words Reuben Butterfield, Round 3 Photo Janis Jean You can feel it when a business gets the little things right. There’s thought in the details and personality in the delivery of even the simplest experiences. Those shifts toward the exceptional give us something worth coming back to. Something worth raving about, and worth sharing with the […]

Words Seaside Sue, Publisher & Founder Canadian Small Business Week is October 18 to 24, and every year Seaside supports local businesses with a very special feature (pg 12) that showcases how wonderful our community really is. This year, I’ve been thinking about “career” a little differently. I’ve been thinking about my two adult children. […]

Words Richard Hope The Cowichan Valley is one of the smallest wine regions in Canada. British Columbia has around 12,000 acres under vine, and the valley accounts for fewer than 300 of them. It sits in the rain shadow of the Olympics and the southern Island ranges, which gives it a surprisingly dry growing season […]

Words Lauren McKimm, Founder, Eclective Coworking This morning I emptied the dishwasher when I should have been answering emails. Which would have been fine, except putting away one mug somehow became wiping the crumbs out of the cutlery drawer and standing in my kitchen at 10:23 a.m. wondering why we own 17 reusable water bottles and […]