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Your West Coast Culture. A magazine about the people and places that make the Saanich Peninsula the little piece of paradise we call home.

Well Read – Long Days, Big Books

Words Jackie LaPlante For many readers, summer is the season that affords the mental space and free time to take on an extra-large book. There are many days left to enjoy a blockbuster summer read, and the release of Robert Galbraith’s super-sized The Hallmarked Man in paperback offers the perfect moment to rejoin or discover [...]

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Inside Out – Living with Chronic Pain? Osteopathy Can Help

Chronic pain – defined as persistent discomfort lasting longer than three months – affects millions of people in Canada and can dramatically impact their daily life, work, sleep and emotional well-being.  While medications and surgery are commonly considered, many people want non-pharmaceutical means of managing their chronic pain. One option in B.C. is osteopathy, a

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New & Noteworthy – News, Changes, Updates, Launches

Words June Murray Dagnall Have something for New & Noteworthy? Email noteworthy@seasidemagazine.ca. Hearing Care with a Personal Touch Founded in early May 2026 by local resident Aisling Smyth, Sound Audiology is an independently owned audiology clinic serving the Saanich Peninsula and Greater Victoria community. Sound Audiology provides personalized hearing care services including hearing assessments, hearing

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Homes – The Heart of Moodyville: Welcome to “Souleiado”

Words June Murray Dagnall Photos Sarah Hartley Photography Nestled along the sheltered waters of Brentwood Bay in the historic seaside enclave of Moodyville, a quaint cottage called “Souleiado” captures the quiet charm of a bygone era. Tucked among cottages and old boathouses on the north shore of the bay, this beloved waterfront retreat encompasses the

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Last Word

Words Allison Smith, Editor-in-Chief & Owner Seventeen years ago, I moved back to the Island after several years in Vancouver attending Journalism school and working for a commercial shipping journal. After being introduced over the phone, I met with Tim Flater, then-publisher of “Peninsula Times,” as it was called then, and became Editor-in-Chief. "No more

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First Word

Words Seaside Sue, Publisher & Owner T here’s something about June, with Father’s Day and our annual Men to Watch issue, that makes me pause and think about the men who have quietly shaped my life – not through grand gestures, but simply by being there. My Dad was never a man of many words. He

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