by Chris Cowland – The British made some small but cute little sports cars in the late 50s and early 60s. One such family, made by MG and Austin Healey, were named Midget and Sprite respectively. By adding a second carburetor to the same miniscule engine that powered (?) the Morris Minor and the Mini, […]
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by Tina Kelly – London, Paris, Winnipeg. I don’t know how I did it – I convinced a friend to use hard-earned vacation and holiday in Manitoba. Signs of Canada’s 150 were everywhere and a patriotic buzz was in the air. I was struck by the notion that I had focused more on accruing passport
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by Joan Saunders – I recently went all “Marie Kondo” in my kitchen: rooting through cupboards and drawers I reorganized, rearranged and revamped. It’s a small kitchen so there’s not much room for extras. Some duplicates, as well as some cooking tools that I never use and finally realized I didn’t need, ended up in
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by Dr. Kristen Bovee, Peninsula Naturopathic Clinic, Hydrate IV Wellness Centre – Our digestion is arguably the foundation of our health. It impacts us on many levels, such as energy levels, pain syndromes and mood disorders. Most often the main reason patients seek my help is for digestive disorders or diseases. When trying to find
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by Anne Miller – I learned long ago that, much as we love something, inevitably it comes to an end. Endings are sometimes met with sadness or regret, as in the case of watching Star Cinema collapse into rubble not long ago, leaving a hollow space where, once, warm memories were made. But, as owner
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by Paula Kully – News, changes, updates, launches? Email news@seasideamagazine.ca. NEW VENTURES & ADVENTURES Onward and SeawardTrue to her entrepreneurial spirit, Laura McLarty, owner of Flush Bathroom Essentials in Sidney, is branching out. Laura is opening SEAWARDS Souvenir and Apparel Shop at #107 – 2506 Beacon Avenue in the former Victoria Lavender location this March.
by Sheila Henn CPA, CA | Paterson Henn CPA – Do you have a side business or profits from a business or hobby that should be reported on your tax return? What about online sales, or sales from the craft fair? Your business may be growing and has a profit which is great news! Unfortunately,
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by Deborah Rogers – It won’t have escaped the notice of anyone who’s been in a liquor store recently that there’s been an explosion in the beer section. Craft brewing is having a day (well, a decade) and there are more varieties than you could reasonably sample. What’s interesting is that they’re coming from small
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by Tina Kelly – Environmental headlines of my childhood – bald eagle declines due to DDT and severe drought* in Ethiopia and the corresponding famine. The British pop stars that graced my bedroom walls also graced the stage at a benefit concert and collaborated on a Christmas song to raise awareness for Africa. In high
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by Sherrin Griffin, VP, Operations, Sidney SeniorCare – When we think about how communication has changed over the last few decades, it’s really quite incredible, and hard to remember the days back when fax machines seemed pretty high tech. I remember emailing for the very first time in the mid 1990s, from a computer the
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