by Dr. Marita Schauch, ND – Now that it’s August your thoughts may have started toward the impending return of the school day (whatever that will end up looking like). You may be feeling at a loss as to how to send your kids back out and keep them healthy in a world that looks […]
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by Paula Kully – CHANGING IT UP Building on a Strong FoundationThere have been a few changes for the Saanich Peninsula Community Foundation. The organization recently acquired charitable status while Vice President Tim Maloney has stepped into the role of President. Tim has worked in the nonprofit sector for 35 years. The 20-year-old Foundation manages
by Angela Leavey – One of the main questions I am asked by patients is; “what do you see when you look at my tongue”? and “What are you looking for”? The tongue is one of the best diagnostic tools we have in Chinese medicine to help identify energetic imbalances in the body. During an
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by Jo Barnes – The warmth of the sun on your face. All is quiet save the birdsong and the splash of water from your paddle. The only physical distancing here is from you to the next horizon. During this pandemic time, when human connections are limited impacting our mental outlook, kayaking offers a delightful
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by Janine Morris, Hughesman Morris, Chartered Professional Accountants – Have you recently started, or are you thinking about starting your own business? While this can be a very exciting venture you are eager to dive right into, it’s important to slow down and make sure you take the appropriate preliminary steps. If you want your
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by Krista Rossato – Home is important: It’s where we start each day, and return to each night. It provides us with joy, security, belonging and privacy. However, we now face a new and unique challenge: our homes have become a place for everything – living, learning and working. Settling into a work-at-home lifestyle is
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by Janice Henshaw – As Canadians, we love our personal space, right? So much so that our new homes have doubled in size since the 1970s, while at the same time our family size has decreased. Why do we need such large homes? Well, one answer to this question is “Because we can.” At the
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by Gillian Crowley – During the COVID-19 lockdown, those in the arts have had to be creative to stay afloat. Odette Laroche, owner of Laroche Gallery in Sidney, has used her ingenuity to keep working with her students via online painting classes twice a week. Following advice from her webmaster, Odette found an online program
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by Cassidy Nunn Horses, just like any other domesticated animal, require regular health care check-ups. I recently sat down with the team of equine veterinarians, Dr. Melissa Eden and Dr. Andrea Plaxton of Eden & Plaxton Equine Veterinary Services. The two met while attending the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatoon and in August
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by Jennifer Ashleigh – If you are a Peninsula local, then you will likely know of the popular North Saanich Flavour Trails festival, traditionally held over one jam-packed weekend in high August when you can (quite literally) smell blackberries ripe on the vine. This festival is envisioned as a “self-guided rural ramble” where farms and
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