by Karen Morgan, Executive Director, SPHF – We now have significant gaps in healthcare on the Peninsula, many of which are created or exacerbated because of the current shortage of family physicians. We see it at the Saanich Peninsula Hospital, when patients wait for hours to be seen in the Emergency Room. We’ve been seeing […]
by Paula Kully – Many years ago, I spent a year up north working at “Junction 37 Services,” a small tourist and truck stop. It consisted of a gas station, restaurant and gift shop located, as the name indicated, at the junction of highway 37 and the Alaska Highway just west of Watson Lake, Yukon.
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by Sue Hodgson, Owner & Publisher, Seaside Magazine – I love every aspect that goes into producing Seaside Magazine but my absolute favourite part is creating our covers. Covers that attract attention for being unusual, extreme or prominent; a cover that stands out like a sore thumb in a crowded coffee shop, and a design
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by Phillip Tiicham Muir – LOCAL BUSINESS Ladies, Put Your Feet Up North Saanich resident Cathy Laundy has opened a home-based clinic called Ebb and Flow Reflexology specializing in women’s health. She is certified to provide this natural, therapeutic treatment of the reflexes in our feet, which correspond to all parts of the body. In
by Jordan Caldwell, Training by Tara Brunet – The Saanich Peninsula has many areas with lavender bushes and even lavender farms, including Kersey Lavender Farm in Brentwood Bay. Lavender bushes can also be purchased from many garden shops and planted in your home garden for your enjoyment. Not only does lavender have a soothing scent
Island Dish – Coconut Lavender Colada Read More »
by Tara Brunet, Training by Tara Brunet – As a nutritionist and trainer, I’m well versed on the current dieting trends. I hear about them from clients while they are “succeeding” and then don’t hear about them again after they fall off the bandwagon. Personally, my entire model around food and wellness is all about
Current Diet Trends: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Read More »
by Tyson Elder, Saanich Peninsula Lions Food Bank – For some, the idea of a “food budget” seems like a daunting task, but it can be the secret to success when saving for a vacation, a major household purchase or even alleviating debt. Here are a few tips to help you tackle your monthly food
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by Tina Kelly, Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea – As a curious kid I peered into my dad’s tackle box to find a school of small, shimmery fish. Not real fish of course, but lures for his early morning fishing trips. Big fish eating little fish is a simple concept to grasp, but the
Salish Sea News – One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Forage Fish Read More »
by Janice Henshaw – Have you ever seen a kitchen that is so beautiful in design and function that it almost takes your breath away? And when you return home, you look at your kitchen and think, hmmm, where do I start? Is it OK just to change the floor in the kitchen area? Can
Seaside Homes – What Does Your Dream Kitchen Look Like? Read More »
by Colin Eaton, Garden City Tree & Landscape – Most clients I meet for the first time know they want a substantial change to their landscape. They haven’t put much thought into what that change involves, so they seek ideas from a professional. At this stage, I like to involve our in-house professional design team.
West Coast Gardener – A Blueprint to Landscape Success Read More »
