Seaside Magazine

Screen Scene – The Last of Us: Look Out Awards Season

March 2, 2023

by Tabatha Golat - The year is 2013. I'm at home watching my sister play a new video game. The graphics are incredible, almost like watching a film. I'm not a big video game player myself, but the storyline is riveting and I am immediately mesmerized. I think to myself: "This would make a great

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Stable & Field – Track Systems: Promoting a More Natural Living Style for Horses

March 2, 2023

by Cassidy Nunn | photos by Nunn Other Photography - "Humans and horses have had a connection for thousands of years because of this connection we are where we are today," says Ann Martins, a dedicated horsewoman who's spent most of her life working with and observing these remarkable animals in all sorts

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The Business of Creating: Love, Energy & Art

March 2, 2023

by Jesse Hoth | photos by Scottee Giles - According to new research by neuroscientists, creativity uses your entire brain – the “default network” or “imagination network” allows us to discover meaning within our experiences, understand stories and other perspectives, and reflect on the emotions of both ourselves and others. The many facets that contribute

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Seaside Homes – The Accidental Cottage

March 2, 2023

by Julie Thorsen | photos by Janis Jean Photography - When my husband and I bought our property in 2014, it was part of a 10-year "Escape from the Mainland Manifesto" – one that would improve our quality of life and reduce our quantity of stress. After multiple visits to the Island, we narrowed our

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Steph’s Day Out – Cycling Without Age

March 2, 2023

by Stephanie Staples | photo by Janis Jean Photography - You've more than likely seen them on the streets of Sidney, North Saanich or perhaps bedazzled in the Sidney Sparkles parade. Curious looking, three-wheeled, electronic assist bikes aka trishaws, with an energetic pilot pedalling in the back and a couple of happy-looking people sitting comfortably

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From the Kitchen – Sort of Sophisticated

March 2, 2023

by Joan Saunders | photos by Amanda Cribdon Photography - I had always thought that hot water pastry was a bit weird. It was one of those traditional recipes that I had never attempted, but I wanted to try making Melton Mowbray pies. They were always my mom's specialty, so I had happily left the

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New & Noteworthy

March 2, 2023

by Annilee Armstrong - News, changes, updates, launches? Email noteworthyseaside@gmail.com. LOCAL LISTENING Sidney Walking Tour App A new tool – created by Sidney Museum & Archives in partnership with On This Spot – enables visitors to explore the history of Sidney through a self-guided, self-directed walking tour that helps them get to know the vibrant

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Inside Out – Shoreline 2023 Community Update

March 2, 2023

by Dale Henley, Co-Chair, Shoreline Medical Society - As Shoreline Medical Society enters its seventh year, and the shortage of family doctors grows evermore acute, we felt it important to update you about our ongoing efforts in these challenging times. First, an encouraging note from the husband of a Shoreline patient: "Last year my wife

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First Word from the Publisher

January 26, 2023

by Sue Hodgson - Dayle McMillan's Inside Out column this month (Healthy Self, Healthy Relationships, pg 25) really resonated with me. It might be because I'm going through a few extraordinary circumstances right now, which at times have created doubt about some of the relationships I have in my life. Don't get me wrong: I

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The West Coast Trail: Mudders & Daughters

January 26, 2023

by Stephanie Staples | photos by Carolyn Cousins - "We don't need a guide!" "Ummm, maybe you don't need a guide, but I need a guide!" And so the conversation went with my friend Carolyn, the president of the Peninsula Newcomers Club; she wanted to do the West Coast Trail and so did I; she

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