by Tania Tomaszewska – One of my favourite drives anywhere is the stretch of road from Hope to Osoyoos on Highway 3. Climbing into Manning Park, passing through historic mining towns like Princeton and Hedley, winding along the Similkameen River framed by the soaring Cascade Mountains and arriving in Canada’s only true desert. It’s spectacular. […]
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by Dr. Marita Schauch – Tall Tree Integrated, Health Centre – Just like spring cleaning, spring cleansing is an effective way to transition into a new season feeling healthy, nourished and balanced. A cleanse gives your digestive system a reset, allowing your body to get rid of stored toxins. Cleansing goes deeper than losing a
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by Sheila Molloy – Lone Tree Hill 1450 Millstream Rd, VictoriaStunning, 360-degree views of the Highlands, Victoria, the Malahat, and Olympic Mountains. Route DetailsStarting from the parking lot there is an information board with park history. The hike starts to the left of the information board and is an obvious path all the way to
by Joan Saunders – While I know that families and friends often expect certain meals at certain times of the year, it’s tempting to change up the menu and try something new. This can sometimes yield unexpected results; I’ve had both praiseworthy and cringeworthy evenings where the meal was either a glorious success or an
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by Cassidy Nunn – As a horse obsessed child I longed to join Pony Club – I’d heard of all the fun mounted games they played, the stable management lessons, the testing and competitions. Growing up in the city on the mainland, there wasn’t a branch of Pony Club nearby and sadly, my dreams never
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by Tina Kelly, Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea – Meet Eve. Eve’s skeleton hangs near the touch pool at the Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea. To scientists Eve was known as A9, a killer whale or orca who once inhabited the waters around Northern Vancouver Island. Eve was a resident fish-eating killer whale,
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by Gillian Crowley – Bob McDonald, long-time host of CBC Radio’s Quirks and Quarks, thinks kids aged eight to 14 ask the best questions about the world around them. “So often those questions lead to very complex answers from our science experts,” he says. Bob’s latest book, his fifth, is titled An Earthling’s Guide to Outer
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by Janice Henshaw – Today’s subject is everything you wanted to know about lighting but were afraid to ask – starting with a Lighting IQ test to determine your level of current lighting knowledge. Following this fun exercise, we will find out about the other side of lighting – what’s important in lighting design –
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by Allison Smith – “Do you need anything?” called a younger neighbour to the senior across the street as I returned from the park on this sunny afternoon. A kind question from one neighbour to another that wouldn’t have seemed out of place even a week ago now stands out for what it represents –
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By Sue Hodgson – Nowadays it’s not unusual to hear people say “I want to start my own business,” yet how many of them actually do? The road to entrepreneurship is often a treacherous one filled with unexpected detours, roadblocks and dead ends. Lots of sleepless nights, plans that don’t work out, and funding that
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