– by Doreen Marion Gee – 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. Some people go for the gold. But Ingrid Jarisz got it. Helping people achieve their housing dreams for many years, the real estate […]
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– by Dr. Ambrose Marsh, Chief of Staff, Saanich Peninsula Hospital – Men’s health starts, let’s say at 20, and goes from there. My experience with my three boys and lots of young men in my practice is that health is assumed and not considered until the age of 30 plus. But for argument sakes there
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– by Lara Gladych – This is the second in a six-part series of profiles on some of the Saanich Peninsula’s wonderful restaurants and pubs. If you haven’t yet eaten at Canoe Cove Joe’s, then this patio season is the perfect time to take a drive out to Canoe Cove Marina for a bite to
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– by Steve Sheppard – Spring and summer are the time of year when things change and become alive once again. The same can be said for the coffee industry at the largest annual Specialty Coffee Association of America show in Seattle this past April. The SCAA show brings companies from all over to the
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It’s June and that means two things on the Saanich Peninsula: the Peninsula Country Market opens and June strawberries have arrived – the long wait for REAL strawberries is finally over! The large, red, juicy Peninsula berries are a seasonal favourite throughout the capital region at farm gates and farmers’ markets, and we’re happy to
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– by Lara Gladych – If you have young children and are unfamiliar with Panorama’s Play in the Park program, this is the summer to make it a part of your evening family fun. Play in the Park is a no-cost evening event put on by Panorama staff at local parks throughout the summer. Every
I thought I’d write about men this month – no, no, stay with me! With our ‘Men to Watch’ special I’ve had men and mentoring on my mind. With two brothers meant I grew up in a house that was always full of boys. Loud, keen to travel in packs; a house with two teenage
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As the youngest child in our family of four, pictures of my mother and I were very scarce but there is this one that I was able to save. Looking at this photo of my mother and I brings back memories of how I used to spend weeks in the summer on the waters of
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– by Barry Mathias – This year, The American Rhododendron Society’s (TARS) 70th Convention is being held at the Mary Winspear Centre from Wednesday, May 6 – Sunday, May 10. The Society has selected a new hybrid called Champagne Lace as its rhododendron of the Convention, and the story behind the creation of this hybrid
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100 Women Who Care was started in November of 2006 by Karen Dunigan of Jackson, Michigan as a simple way to raise money efficiently and quickly for local charities. At their first one-hour meeting, the group of over 100 women each wrote a cheque for $100 directly to The Center For Family Health, their local
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