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by Doreen Marion Gee – The benefits to children of being active, moving and exercising go far beyond what experts could ever have imagined. “Physical Literacy” is as essential to the overall well-being of children as being academically literate. Nobody knows this better than the staff at Panorama Recreation Centre. A 2011 ground-breaking paper, Physical Activity, […]

After 23 years in the Interior Design Industry, local designer Paula Grypma introduces Cover Story Bedding, a concept where many of the duvet and sham cover ensembles provide four variations, allowing subtle or more dramatic changes to your finished bedroom. Working from her studio, Outlooks Design, in Sidney, B.C., Paula specializes in window coverings and

by Chris Genovali – Cougars, wolves and other large carnivores are imposing predators that strike fear into other animals. A new study by Raincoast Conservation Foundation scientists and collaborators demonstrates that the fear these top predators inspire can have cascading effects down the food chain critical to maintaining healthy ecosystems. This makes large carnivore conservation

by Virginia Watson-Rouslin – It’s been an exciting journey for the Peninsula Singers since that day in the autumn of 1980 when a handful of people who wanted to sing together joined forces. Six years later, they gave their first concert in the Legion on Mills Road. Since then, the Singers have grown from that

Looking for a little colour to brighten your Spring? Join us for the 63rd annual Saanich Peninsula Arts & Crafts Society (SPAC) Exhibition and Sale, on April 30 and May 1 at the Mary Winspear Centre. Feast your eyes on a variety of vibrant artwork, including paintings, mixed media works, sculptures, pottery, jewellery, fibre arts

Journal Quilts are small quilts that usually express something about the quilt maker’s life. Cyber Fibres is a virtual group of 10 quilters who collaborate by email. The group was started in 2008 and has continued with as few as six and as many as 13 members over the years. Some members have never met

The Westcoast Motorcycle Ride to Live – Vancouver Island is a volunteer organization that dedicates their time to “Saving B.C. Men” in the fight against prostate cancer. In a tremendous partnership with The Prostate Centre, the Ride to Live is run by a team of committed volunteers who have an interest in helping to find

A little over a week ago, in the midst of the usual monthly chaos of deadline time and preparing to go to press, I found out that a dear friend of mine had passed away. I mention the timeframe because it means I have yet to let the news hit me. After the issue goes

Last month, Dragons’ Den auditions were in full force in Victoria and it got me thinking. Entrepreneurship is such a hot topic these days: countless articles and books have been written about it, entire universities’ curriculums have been built upon its principles and success stories touting billionaires who went from zero to hero abound. So