by Anne Miller Few can argue that we need impassioned and capable children to care for this world once they inherit the climate predicament we are leaving them. Robin Jenkinson is passionate about ensuring that individuals and communities become more resilient and, in particular, more self-sufficient in food. She notes that the first wave of
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by Gillian Crowley – The Folk ‘N Fiddle Festival is stepping out lively for its inaugural celebration of music May 31 and June 1 in Sidney and surrounding area. The organizers have designed it to be a fun and family-friendly event that will take place all over town. The Victoria Fiddle Society and the Deep
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by Janice Henshaw | photos by Andrew Bradley, Itty Bitty Sign Shop Living in a townhouse has many advantages. In a lovely town like Sidney, local residents can enjoy the energy from the downtown core as well as amazing ocean views – and not have to worry about mowing their lawn. How about a relaxing
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by Mike Dunsmuir, Step One Design – The first question I ask clients after I establish what they’d like on the inside of their house, is what they want the outside to look like. Choosing a concept for a home exterior is hugely important, as the exterior style is what most people connect to their dream
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by Katie Kroeker, Pacific Ridge Landscapes – During my elementary school years in Ontario, my family lived in what most people considered an undesirable area, in a small townhouse across the street from a graveyard where we rode our bikes. It was a dull, unlovely place to live, but my mother changed that. Each spring,
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by Stu Rhodes The revitalized Saanich Carpentry program is entering its third month as this story goes to press, and the class’s “tiny house” project is well underway. Not only is the project advancing as planned, but so too is the acquisition of applied skills by the students in the class. One of the hallmarks
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Our May focus on kids wasn’t planned to coincide with Mother’s Day, but it is quite fitting. Did anyone else get a little choked up reading this month’s Word on the Street (p 28 )? When Lara told me she was going to ask the question “What words should moms hear more often?” I imagined
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So what makes up a great community? Is it the architecture? The people? The scenery? The gathering places? When I was a little girl growing up in the Maritimes, it was the park at the end of the street, where we had an ice rink in the winter; the local church, where we had Brownies;
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by Debra Lewis – Local retired naval officer, Doug Mitchell, decided to journey to Haida Gwaii in his 45-foot boat for several reasons. He had not yet seen the central and north coasts of British Columbia, and he had a yearning to take his 65-year-old decommissioned BC Forest Service patrol vessel further afield. Mostly, though,
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by Jo Barnes – Many years ago, living on the Saanich Peninsula required people to draw their sustenance directly from the land upon which they lived. While most of us today rely on grocery stores, markets, or at best tend to backyard gardens, there are still those in our community for whom living off the
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