by Sheila Molloy – Lone Tree Hill 1450 Millstream Rd, VictoriaStunning, 360-degree views of the Highlands, Victoria, the Malahat, and Olympic Mountains. Route DetailsStarting from the parking lot there is an information board with park history. The hike starts to the left of the information board and is an obvious path all the way to […]
by Joan Saunders – While I know that families and friends often expect certain meals at certain times of the year, it’s tempting to change up the menu and try something new. This can sometimes yield unexpected results; I’ve had both praiseworthy and cringeworthy evenings where the meal was either a glorious success or an
FROM THE KITCHEN – Switch It Up
by Cassidy Nunn – As a horse obsessed child I longed to join Pony Club – I’d heard of all the fun mounted games they played, the stable management lessons, the testing and competitions. Growing up in the city on the mainland, there wasn’t a branch of Pony Club nearby and sadly, my dreams never
by Tina Kelly, Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea – Meet Eve. Eve’s skeleton hangs near the touch pool at the Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea. To scientists Eve was known as A9, a killer whale or orca who once inhabited the waters around Northern Vancouver Island. Eve was a resident fish-eating killer whale,
SALISH SEA NEWS – Give Them Space
by Gillian Crowley – Bob McDonald, long-time host of CBC Radio’s Quirks and Quarks, thinks kids aged eight to 14 ask the best questions about the world around them. “So often those questions lead to very complex answers from our science experts,” he says. Bob’s latest book, his fifth, is titled An Earthling’s Guide to Outer
ART SCENE – Bob McDonald: From Black Holes to UFOs
