by Gael Hannan – Going for a walk is one of the few pleasurable, allowable activities outside our homes during the pandemic, so we are lucky to live on a peninsula so be-ribboned with beautiful places to hike. Some trails are narrower, hidden treasures where you encounter few people. Other trails are more well known […]
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by Sue Hodgson – Hello 2021, goodbye 2020! We are so glad you’re here! It’s been over a decade since I bought Seaside, right in the middle of a recession. Ten years of building up our business, and then COVID hit. I was so excited for 2020 with new ideas and thoughts for our team
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by Anne Miller | photo by Amanda Cribdon Photography – Stats. Graphs. Demographics. Daily, we learn how COVID-19 is threatening our world and remains a clear and present danger. The numbers don’t touch our hearts, though, like images and stories. The November 30th broadcast of CBC’s The Moment revealed the image of a doctor embracing an
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Anxiety over financial matters is stressful and can have a negative impact on your well-being, and that of your family. Last year brought new and unexpected challenges which may mean that your long-term financial plans will need reviewing or adjusting. According to CPA Canada’s Canadian Finance Study 2020, of the participants:• 31% say their income
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by Sheila Henn, CPA, CA – Paterson Henn CPA – As the past year showed us, we cannot control everything that is happening around us. But we can mitigate risks, follow guidelines and we can try to take advantage of the situation. The now commonplace phrase “Be Kind, Be Calm and Be Safe” can be
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by Sherrin Griffin, VP, Operations, Sidney SeniorCare – Having just arrived at my 55th birthday last month, I’ve been privy to a sea of cheeky remarks and quips about turning pre-senior, or a senior “tweenie,” as I like to call it. “Now you can start getting those senior discounts,” friends and family have jokingly said.
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by Karen Elgersma | photo by Janis Jean Photography – PACE FC is a non-profit that has been providing affordable, quality soccer training on the Peninsula since 2018. Adam Addlestone, one of the founders of PACE FC, started playing soccer when he was old enough to walk, and his passion for the sport keeps him
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by Maximilian Waid, Energy Medicine with Maximilian – In the face of this transformative period taking place around the globe, immune health has taken centre stage for many of us. From increasing our workout regimes and cleaning up our diets to adding additional supplements and sleeping an extra hour each night, we are focusing more
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Jim Townley, Francois Comtois and Aaric Humphreys, Fresh Cup Roastery Café – Most people only think of our beloved daily cup of coffee from a drink perspective, whether it be a hot beverage, or on ice in the summer. Over the past 20 years of coffee roasting we’ve regarded coffee as an incredibly complex flavour
by Deborah Rogers | photo by Amanda Cribdon Photography – 2020 was the year that many of us took to the couch. It was out of our control. When recreation centres, gyms, yoga studios and fitness classes had to close it left a lot of people feeling cut off from their source of health and
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