by Yvonne Bulk, Patio Gardens – Gardening brings joy to our lives, and is a great way to savour summer and get physical activity; however, it can also contribute to aches, pains and strains, particularly for people living with conditions affecting their joints, mobility, and energy. Don’t let that keep you from the pleasures of
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by Tracey Jones & Stacey Kaminski – Every parent knows that kids’ tastes can change with the wind! Updating a child’s bedroom to reflect their personalities as they grow can be exhausting and expensive; here are some thoughts on how to easily and inexpensively transition a room from infant cute to preteen cool! Invest in
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In Sidney beside Iroquois Park and just off Fifth Street is a very active lawn bowling club; visitors are amazed when they see this hidden gem. The club boasts a membership that averages about 160 area residents. Over 18 years ago, some folks with a vision and with the cooperation of the town, reclaimed what
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by Tyler Laing – For years I have been hearing from people about their experiences biking the Vancouver Island Circle Rout: friends cycling between wineries on the Peninsula, stopping in at farms and local grocery stores for fresh food; colleagues commuting through forests and over wooden bridges along the Galloping Goose. Cyclists in the CRD
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by Jo Barnes – You want your kids to be healthy and get the most out of life. You make sure they get regular exercise, eat a variety of healthy foods, and … do some painting? That’s right, painting or any other fine art activity! The Panorama Recreation programs reflect what many Canadian studies have
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by Solara Goldwynn, Hatchet & Seed – Summer on the Islands is an amazing and abundant time for local food. As I write this, a staple summer flavour is beginning to ripen: the contentious blackberry. I know there are those of you out there who underappreciate this incredibly successful plant. For myself, most of the
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by Dylan Elzinga – Talking with Bayside Middle School students about writing and the media, Associate Publisher Deborah Rogers challenged them to write articles about what inspires them, with the direction that any pieces that met the criteria would be considered for publication in our August Kids issue. Here, from the point of view of
by Janice Henshaw – Is the used car seat at the garage sale a good bargain? Or do I really need to go out and buy new car seats (infant, child and booster)? And gulp, once I have them, how do I use them? Is it as simple as just strapping the seats in with
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by Brian Harrison, Peninsula Computer Solutions Ltd. – In Part 1 we offered the first five suggestions to protect your business in the event of a disaster: conduct an assessment; work with a trusted partner to disaster proof data and systems; define what an acceptable recovery time is and choose the right storage media; create
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Victoria’s Largest Little Airshow is set to take place August 13 and 14 at Michell Air Park on Lochside Drive between Martindale and Island View Roads. This will be the 15th Annual Airshow and promises to be the best so far. Admission is by donation and this year 100% of proceeds will be donated to
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