– by Stephan Cranz, Peninsula Landscape Supplies – Living on an island has lots of benefits as well as some draw backs. One draw back of living on a rock is that we have to create our own soils. Soils on the Peninsula are usually low in Nitrogen, slightly high in Phosphorus, below average in Potassium, slightly […]
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Wherever we go these days, we are encouraged to “Buy Local” or “Eat Local”. However, the roots of this movement were set down on the Saanich Peninsula by a visionary group of residents nearly 25 years ago when the Peninsula Country Market opened on a sunny Saturday morning in July 1991 at the old Saanich
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– By Doreen Marion Gee – This is the first in a four-part series showcasing some of the unique local shops and services the Saanich Peninsula has to offer. Modern gardening continues to push creative boundaries every day. As peoples’ lives and spaces change, so do their gardens. Patio Gardens offers everything under the sun
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– by Stu Rhodes – Cows have been turning grass into milk since the beginning of time, and we’ve been drinking it. The animal husbandry that goes along with the craft of dairy production is probably one of the oldest trades, but it wasn’t until recently that it became Provincially certified. BC Dairy Foundation, in
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– by Lara Gladych – This is the first in a six-part series of profiles on some of the Saanich Peninsula’s wonderful restaurants and pubs. It’s round two for me at the Prairie Inn, local favourite in Saanichton. This time, manager Jamie Day bows out of the spotlight, and I have the pleasure of sitting
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– by Marie Zirk – It’s been an incredible 50th year. The Victoria Conservatory of Music began its anniversary celebrations with a phenomenal alumni concert and is now about to mark the end of the first half-century and beginning of the next with JUBILATION, the final concert of the 50th Anniversary season on Saturday, May
– by Susan Simosko – Perhaps you’ve seen one. You may even know one. But do you have any idea who they are, what they do, or what’s kept them motivated for more than 25 years? Who they are is simple: the Red Coats, the remarkable group of volunteers at Victoria International Airport who quietly serve
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– by Valerie Green – Since ancient times, May 1st has been observed as a holiday and spring festival. In many socialist countries it is also a workers’ holiday known as Labour Day. Here is just a sampling of world events that have occurred in May through the years. On May 4 1970 four students
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My ears are ringing this morning. And I’m very tired. I still have something of a stupid grin on my face; you see, last night I went to see a band. In a nightclub. On a Monday night! It was a fantastically loud, sweaty and crowded experience that made me dance and feel young and
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Spring is thought to be the time of new beginnings. For those living in the coldest parts of the world right now, spring can signify a glorious moment of change and of transition. When the air begins getting lighter, the nights longer, the sun brighter, many move forward with the push of spring at our
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