by Gillian Crowley – During the COVID-19 lockdown, those in the arts have had to be creative to stay afloat. Odette Laroche, owner of Laroche Gallery in Sidney, has used her ingenuity to keep working with her students via online painting classes twice a week. Following advice from her webmaster, Odette found an online program […]
Art Scene – Cyber Art Classes in a Pandemic
by Cassidy Nunn Horses, just like any other domesticated animal, require regular health care check-ups. I recently sat down with the team of equine veterinarians, Dr. Melissa Eden and Dr. Andrea Plaxton of Eden & Plaxton Equine Veterinary Services. The two met while attending the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatoon and in August
Stable & Field – Horse Health Care: Equine Veterinarians & Farriers
by Jennifer Ashleigh – If you are a Peninsula local, then you will likely know of the popular North Saanich Flavour Trails festival, traditionally held over one jam-packed weekend in high August when you can (quite literally) smell blackberries ripe on the vine. This festival is envisioned as a “self-guided rural ramble” where farms and
When the Seaside editorial team met to plan our August issue we were sure of just one thing: it’s got to be a COVID free zone! We were proud of ourselves for having got the July issue off to the printer, but aware that the content was so (understandably) COVID focused. Thinking ahead we wanted
Last Word from the Editorial Director – Deborah Rogers
History has a way of creating awkward situations for future generations. I can’t think how many times I asked my grandfather, who fought in the Second World War, how it was to attempt friendly conversation with our Japanese in-laws. He would smile, often with gestures of humour in his words, and would say: “well Sue,
First Word from the Publisher – Sue Hodgson
