Words Cassidy Nunn Photo Nunn Other Photography “The baby weeee park!” my three-year-old screams with delight as we reach the path, now covered with fallen leaves, that winds its way to our neighbourhood playground. She takes off as fast as her little legs can sprint, her six-year-old sister in hot pursuit, barrelling toward their favourite
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Words & Photo OneAbility OneAbility Foundation is a collaborative across Greater Victoria to support Adaptive Sport and Recreation. We exist to bring organizations together to connect and communicate around the delivery of sport and physical activity programs and services for individuals with disabilities. OneAbility started in Greater Victoria in 2015. It continues to focus on
Words & Photos Victoria Airport Authority Whether it’s a long-awaited vacation, a visit with family or a business trip to the mainland, travelling through Victoria International Airport (YYJ) is a familiar part of life for many of us on the Saanich Peninsula. But getting through an airport isn’t the same experience for everyone. For passengers
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Words Amy Joy Mistal, SOUL EASE Professional Organizing We all have them, those trophies from gymnastics, soccer, swimming, performing arts, martial arts, piano recitals or spelling bees. They once meant the world to us, but now, decades later, you might be wondering if you really still need to hold onto them. Look at your trophies
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Words Richard Hope Fall is a great time to be at a vineyard. On Vancouver Island, grapes are harvested in late September and early October, before any significant rains begin. This was a fairly typical year for grape growing on the Island, although a cooler-than-expected July reduced the volume of grapes that could be harvested.
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Words Jamila Douhaibi Photo Sarah Hartley Photography If you’ve ever been unsure of what joie de vivre means, or how it might be demonstrated by a person, you only need to meet Andrea Swallow to understand. As she says, her life hasn’t taken the most conventional route, but her joy in living and giving is
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Candy Cane Lane returns to the Saanich Fairgrounds on November 21 and 22, bringing together more than 150 local vendors, festive entertainment, food trucks and holiday cheer for a weekend focused on shopping local, connecting with the community and giving back. This year’s Candy Cane Lane will also carry a very special meaning. Each day,
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Words & Photos Tina Kelly The surface of the Salish Sea is impenetrable to our eyes. Yet, we can imagine that beneath the waves we’d spot seaweed, sea stars and shoals of fish. What we may not fathom, or perhaps don’t want to imagine, is garbage strewn across the sea floor. Ocean garbage can occur
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Words Dr. Marita Schauch, ND, Tall Tree Integrated Health Centre A Naturopath Weighs In In a consumer world, health has become more about the next “thing” – the next hack, the next trend or the next miracle supplement. But long before health became an industry, we had good old-fashioned solid nutrition. That being said, our
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