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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.

Weatherwit – I’m Losing It

by Steve Sakiyama -  I lost my big fat green wallet. Thankfully, a kind person found it in the pocket of a jacket that I tried on earlier in the day. I must have stuffed it in there during my fitting, then promptly forgot about it. The jacket was too small so everything (jacket, wallet,

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West Coast Gardener – Native Plants That Every Gardener Should Know – Pt. II

by Matt Hall, Red Feather Horticulture -  With the amount of feedback we received after our first article on "West Coast Native Plants," we thought that another dive into our favourite choices might be welcome. Below are plants that we use a great deal in our planting schemes due to their robustness and beauty. We

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May Book Club

by Deborah Rogers -  Lorna Crozier’s Through the Garden - A Love Story (with cats) was a beautiful read, appreciated by our group for its openness and honesty. This memoir, published in 2020, tells the story of Crozier’s life with poet Patrick Lane. She started writing it in 2017 when Lane became seriously ill. It’s

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First Word from the Publisher

by Sue Hodgson -  I was walking one of my dogs the other day and was greeted by a client of mine, since retired but still living in the community. With a bright, wide-eyed smile he asked: "Sue, I just love your magazine! After all these years how do you continue to come up with

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