Nestled in Cordova Bay at Mattick’s Farm is a special collection of locally owned shops where you’ll be greeted with a smile and welcomed in – often by the owner themselves! At the Country Gift Shoppe, Debbie keeps her store filled for all seasons with everything from kitchen gadgets to wonderful soaps, while Paper Chain […]
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– by Barry Mathias, photography by nuttycake.com – Imagine, summer is suddenly over and torrential rain, strong winds and a drastic lowering of temperature occurs. What do you do? You light your wood stove … and smoke out the house: a bird has built a nest in the chimney! You notice your gutters are overflowing, strong
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– by Colin Eaton, Garden City – Are you looking for that edge that will make your landscape the envy of the neighbourhood? Are you sick and tired of weeding your flower beds week in and week out? Are you wondering what you can do to prepare your landscape for winter? Mulch is the probably the
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– by Tracey Jones & Stacey Kaminski – It’s still lovely outside and we will undoubtedly enjoy another warm Island Fall. But as fate will have it winter really is just around the corner! We will say goodbye to light and airy t-shirts and dresses and start to layer our clothes for warmth, bring out
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– by Steve Sheppard – This summer’s campfire ban has made camping itself a little less fun, well for me at least, because I associate camping with a good campfire and the tradition of ‘Cowboy’ coffee that goes along with it. The tradition of cowboy coffee is entrenched in our history. During the first few
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– by Li Read, Realtor – Real estate is always a sure-fire conversation starter. “What’s the market doing?” is a classic opener. For those who have been holding secondary homes/recreational properties during an almost eight year downturn, it’s welcome news indeed that the answer is now “definitely improving!” All markets are cyclical in nature. Sellers would
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– by Deborah Rogers – This is part of a rotating series of articles on members of Sidney Meet Up Women’s Networking Group, featuring women in business on the Saanich Peninsula. Ingrid Jarisz is very busy these days. The real estate market on the Peninsula is buzzing and Ingrid is busy all day (and some
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– by Julian Sale – How times have changed! I loved the automotive courses I took in high school. I built my first V8 in my buddy Marty’s garage when I was 17. Everything was pretty simple, no electronics, no fuel injection, simply mechanical stuff – no problem. Technology has taken what is nothing more
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– by Lara Gladych – This is the fifth in a six-part series of profiles on some of the Saanich Peninsula’s wonderful restaurants and pubs. Bill Singer has heard every question in the book, having owned and operated the Rumrunner Pub and Restaurant in Sidney for 25 years. I find myself reaching into my bag
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– by Hans Tammemagi – With eyeballs popping and muscles straining, I writhed and wriggled to get into a wet suit that seemed several sizes too small. I was in St. David’s in the southwestern corner of Wales, where the coastline is rugged, beautiful, and well suited for an obscure activity called coasteering, which involves
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