Seaside Magazine welcomes your feedback! Send letters to the editor via allison@seasidemagazine.ca or post your comments on our Facebook wall!Letters may be edited for space and content. For Brian Case – What a lovely article you submitted. Your gesture to the young couple was so authentic and no matter how they appeared to react, I […]
by Tina Kelly – Food waste — a constant battle. But I’m finally feeling the air of victory; it only took a pandemic. Working from home this spring set me up for success. No more two-hour transit commute, no more caving to cravings and popping into the store after work and B.C.’s top doctor recommended
GOING GREEN – Eat it Up Read More »
by Karen Elgersma – West Coast Reach Association (REACH!) is a registered charity that celebrates inclusion and diversity of ages, cultures and abilities through the performing arts. The idea for this unique model that combines trained performers with people of diverse abilities and backgrounds is the brainchild of Anne-Marie and Peter Brimacombe, who ran a
PENINSULA VOICES – Talking with Anne-Marie & Peter Brimacombe: REACH! Read More »
by Courtney Thomas – Quince Café & Ice Cream – It’s late summer and the air sits heavy with heat and dust. In the garden everything is happening at once: beans and vines race for the sky, basil nods under its heavy load, onions are wilting and garlic has been picked, while blackberries ooze in
Tomatoes Three Ways Read More »
by Chris Cowland – I was an only child, and my mother taught me how to cook from a very early age. We had a natural gas stove in our old 19th Century cottage in England, and by the age of five I was able to light it with matches; no pilot lights or electronic
COWLAND CHRONICLES – Do You Like it Well Done? Read More »
by Dr. Marita Schauch, ND – Tall Tree Integrated, Health Centre – As we head into fall, and back to school, there’s a lot of thought that goes into keeping us healthy. When it comes to food, we’re coming out of an abundant summer season and may be thinking … well, now what?Here are some
THE NATURAL PATH – Top Foods & Herbs to Keep You Healthy This Fall Read More »
by Deborah Rogers – You’ve almost certainly seen Level Ground coffee at the grocery store – its distinctive packages have the coffee grower’s faces on the front – but what you might not know is that all that coffee is roasted right here on the Saanich Peninsula. Level Ground Trading operates from a unique location
BEHIND THE SCENES – Level Ground Trading: A Cup with a Heart Read More »
by Lara Gladych – Who do you turn to when you have a question? Is it Google or Siri, maybe Alexa? At Seaside Magazine we are fortunate to know local experts in all the fields (or we’ll know someone who knows someone), so next time you have a question, Ask Seaside! Each month I’ll take
ASK SEASIDE – Questions? Queries? Let Us Find the Answers for You! Read More »
by Tania Tomaszewska – Whether it’s from our patio chairs, going to neighbourhood markets or hitting the roads, we’re blessed with being able to support local farming. We can meet producers and experience their land. We can bite into apples or sip grapes which have been cultivated in our beautiful and bountiful backyard. Great artisanal
OFF THE VINE – Local Juice: Sipping in Saanich & North Pender Island Read More »
story by Janice Henshawphotos by Janis Jean Photography – Don’t you love meeting people whose eyes sparkle with excitement when they talk about what they do? Artist Karen Lancey displays this captivating enthusiasm as she describes the whimsical metal sculptures she creates out of the “stuff” that many of us dispose of in metal recycling
SEASIDE HOMES – Metal Mermaids & a Full Gut Home Renovation Read More »
