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by Anne Miller | photo courtesy Shoreline Medical -  Remember school dances in the 70s? This story begins around 1977, on stage in Kamloops, when Gordon Henderson and fellow musicians assembled a rock-and-roll band they called Steamer, playing locally, then basing themselves in Toronto and performing across Canada. With Gordon as vocalist, song-writer and guitarist/pianist, [...]

by Deborah Rogers -  This summery photo was actually taken back on a cold and wet, early-spring day. Flip flops and a sun hat seemed far in the future! Now we're in that glorious part of the summer where all routine has disappeared along with the school schedule, and the long days encourage a change

by Sue Hodgson -  Working as the publisher and owner of a local magazine allows me the opportunity to be an integral part of the community. The coverage of many other publications is too large or too spread out to maintain kinship like Seaside Magazine does. Being hyperlocal is an amazing way to couple a

by Melissa Nowak, MPowerment Fitness -  "The world is not in your books and your maps; it is out there." For those not familiar with the story of the Hobbit, this quote comes from Gandalf the Wizard advising Bilbo to get outside the comfort of his hobbit hole and explore the world (The Hobbit by J.R.R.

by Sheila Molloy - We have a great picnic season on the Saanich Peninsula, and you can practically throw your blanket down in any green space and consider it a picnic spot. But if you have a big family, or a large group of friends you want to bring together, you may need more space,