by Tara MacDonald – Jocelyn Hill Jocelyn Hill is the most beautiful viewpoint on the whole Peninsula. It is located in the Gowland Tod Provincial Park. Route Details • The trailhead is located just to the right of the park map; it heads down. • Stay to the right at the first intersection. • Follow the
by Paula Kully – A Few Firsts Who Said Video Killed the Radio Star? Do you ever find yourself wishing that the local radio stations provided more Saanich Peninsula relative content? Welcome Radio Sidney, the Peninsula’s first all-local radio station. Operated by the non-profit Sidney Arts and Media Society, their mandate is to be the
by Chris Cowland – Sometimes we take for granted some of the small things in life. Every house has a dial or a push button on the wall. Too hot? Crank it down. Too cold? Crank it up. The joy of central heating … that is, until the worst wind storm in 50 years brings
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by Laura Waters, Snowdon House Gourmet & Gifts – I don’t know where the time has flown! It seems like only yesterday I was taking the Christmas decorations out, hosting dinner, putting everything away and now it is the middle of January. Both my boys are choosing to go vegan, so my traditional cooking is
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by Gillian Crowley – A soft woven blanket captures West Coast ambiance in muted turquoise and green. An intricately knitted sweater combines indigo with other colours of the rainbow. These are just two of several items on display in Helen Thomas’ loom and spinning room in North Saanich. A spry 88-year-old, Helen is a long-time
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by Annilee Armstrong, Red’s Chair – Hair colouring has come a long way since its inception in 1907. With new technology and techniques available all the time, we have to keep up on it. With social media and misinformation, it’s no wonder we have trouble communicating what we’re looking for from our stylist! I often
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story by Janice Henshaw | photos by Nunn Other Photography – The only thing harder than living in your home and struggling with your own renovations is to live in your home while contractors are busy at work, hammering, drilling, sawing and creating drywall dust. Dawn and Charlie are veterans of this process – this is
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by Katie Kroeker, Pacific Ridge Landscapes – Are you looking for a little hideaway? Where silence can surround you, where you can breathe and reflect before life comes rushing in at you? Sounds like it might be time for a serenity garden. Although, maybe “serenity garden” sounds too much like a cemetery for your taste. What
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by Jo Barnes – Magazines and newspapers often focus on the famous and newsmakers of the day. Some of the most interesting stories however involve those everyday people that we meet anywhere in our community. Here are some of those stories. It has been said that if your job is what you love to do,
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With Valentine’s Day around the corner and love in the air, in a rare few quiet minutes recently, I reflected on how lucky I am: I have a lot of love in my life. The dawn of the new year slipped by without me giving much thought to resolutions, but in reading a piece by
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