by Deborah Roger – It’s not all glamorous gigs! I’m heading in a different direction for my Day Out this month. A reader invited me to try the newly launched North Saanich Repair Café: the answer to a question that one of the volunteer organizers, Marlyn, posed herself at a Zero Waste workshop: What can […]
DEB’S DAY OUT – Fix It, Don’t Throw It!
by Ashley Ruffle – Financial Advisor, Edward Jones – It’s good to recognize the value of work and its importance in achieving your life’s goals. But if you’re going to retire comfortably and reach your other financial objectives, you also need to invest – and your investments need to work as hard as you do.
COMMON CENTS – Make Investments Work as Hard as You Do
by Tina KellyShaw Centre for the Salish Sea – What’s in a name? Attaching a moniker to the giant Pacific octopus at the Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea is not usually so straightforward. Choosing a theme, community votes and tallying ballots rolls on for weeks before a winner is announced. You may even have
by Jo Barnes – Your heart is pounding. The adrenalin is flowing. You’re waiting in the wings for your big moment to step out into the bright lights before that waiting audience. Such dreams of the stage have been brought to life for almost 30 years by Mountain Dream Productions.The local performing arts company, under
By Jo Barnes – All aboard my friends! This month we’re following a new “train of thought,” literally in fact, as we explore the world of railroad-inspired phrases. As our conductor comes around to take your tickets, did you know that while the word train has been with us for a very long time, its
WHAT’S THE WORD? – Choo-Choo-Choose Your Expression
