– by Gillian Crowley – It couldn’t be easier to select artistic and handcrafted gifts for everyone on your list and support Island artists at the same time. ARTS AND CRAFTS SHOWS GALORE A Touch of Saltspring Christmas Show continues a tradition started on Salt Spring Island in 1991. See what over 230 B.C. and […]
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– by Susan Simosko – What kind of holiday shopper are you? Do you like to stroll around looking for that something special for each person on your gift list, or do you like to zip around picking things up here and there, knowing you’ll sort out who gets what later? Regardless of your personal
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The Magic of Christmas Season at The Butchart Gardens begins on Tuesday, December 1st with the Light-Up Ceremony. At 5 p.m. the switch is thrown and The Gardens come alive with thousands of coloured lights. Sing along with the Traditional Carollers or listen to holiday favourites performed by the Festival Brass. Bring the family and
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– by Doreen Marion Gee – A progressive retail business in Sidney infuses a social conscience into everything it does. Laloca’s mission is to improve people’s lives around the globe and bring out the potential of disenfranchised citizens – all through the kinds of products it sells. Christine Downing, Laloca owner, has a warm kind
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– by Shelaugh Begg – As kids we all had heroes, whether they were on the screen or in real life. In our teenage years, we looked up to movie stars and rock singers. By the time you are in your 40s, however, or older, it is a lot harder to see a hero. I
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– by Jennifer Bowles – Well the holidays are here again, and with them the inevitable parade of craft fairs and homemade treats. As I’m writing this, my daughter is hard at work preparing a cornucopia of hand-made treats to sell at a children’s craft sale and she’s come up with some fantastic ideas: fun
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– by Lara Gladych – Snowdon House Gourmet and Gifts is the culmination of owner Laura Waters’ love of gardening, cooking and art. Laura grows most of what she either dries and packages into mixes for soups, dips, spreads or breads, or infuses into vinegars or essences. Her goal is to make wholesome and comforting
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– by Carole Pearson – The sheltered waters of Brentwood Bay are located on the eastern side of Saanich Inlet. Early Malahat and Saanich peoples used the area as a winter home base. There was deer and waterfowl to hunt and fresh fish and intertidal shellfish to supplement dried food stocks until it was
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– by Lara Gladych – OPENINGS Bookkeeping SecurityHouse Accounting Services is celebrating the grand opening of their second location, now in Sidney, December 1st. At SecurityHouse, they take pride in offering small- and medium-sized businesses a range of services such as bookkeeping, accounting and tax preparation. “Give us your books – take back your
photos by nuttycake.com • special thanks to trendspotter Susi McMillan THE GIFT OF A GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP Tucking yourself in each night is almost as exciting as the day’s events when it includes your own creations. Paula Grypma from Outlooks Design creates bedding with you. Manufactured in Canada, the possibilities are wide open from
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