seaside

by Sheila Molloy – Beautiful and sheltered, Tod Inlet is a great kayak route for beginners, families with children, and anyone who wants a leisurely paddle. Tod Inlet lies within the Gowlland Tod Provincial Park and is historically significant as a traditional place used by the W̱SÁNEĆ (Saanich) First Nation. It was called SṈIDȻEȽ, (pronounced […]

by Dr. Marita Schauch, ND, Tall Tree Integrated Health Centre – With summer right around the corner, I’ve been thinking a lot about sun protection. Add that to the fact that May was Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month, and it’s definitely the right time to talk about staying safe in the sun! We require

by Dr. Sean Cruz, Shoreline Medical Clinic Sidney – Muscular pain is part of the human condition. Its negative impact on quality of life, however, can be tremendous. In the past it has often seen limited options for treatment but this has changed in recent years. Here is a rough guide to some of these

by Kerri Roberts, Island Savings Brentwood Bay – Is it time to make a switch, or should your mortgage stay put? With so much information out there, it can be hard to decide. First of all, let’s define some key mortgage terms.• Renew: Unless you pay your entire mortgage balance within the term, you’ll have

by Sherrin Griffin VP, Operations, Sidney SeniorCare – I woke up one morning sure that George Burns stole my body. I went from a strong, limber and flexible woman to one fraught with chronic stiffness, aching joints and the posture of Quasimodo. At first, I thought my body pain was likely due to accumulative arthritis

by Tina Kelly – Nestled beside a bus shelter at Bowerbank Road and Resthaven Drive, in Sidney, is a can. The kind of can my grandmother’s coffee came in. This particular can is full of sand, having been transformed into an ashtray to collect the cigarette butts of bus riders, preventing them from washing into