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by Paula Kully – ELECTRIFYING EXPANSION Moving on up … and overHook & Hook Designs has moved its showroom and shop. But don’t worry: they aren’t going too far. They are still at 2042 Mills Road in Sidney, only next door and upstairs. The move comes with an expanded showroom that is four times its […]

photo by Sue Ferguson – From Glasgow, Cathie McGinnity was just nine when the war ended, but she remembers waiting in bomb shelters while the warplanes flew over. Once, the planes targeted the shipyard, but missed and bombed a tenement building, killing many people. The sight of that stays with her to this day. Cathie

by Tina Kelly, Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea – “How many jellybeans in the jar?” is a classic game. But it’s a significantly more difficult challenge when instead of beans, what you’re trying to count is fish and they’re swimming. Standing in front of the Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea’s salmon exhibit, you’d

by Cassidy Nunn – The Scotty name, which is well known in the fishing world, made famous by their downriggers and rod holders, is also recognizable out here on the Peninsula with the company’s roots going deep within the local community. If you’re not a fishing aficionado, perhaps you’ve only driven by the massive Scotty

by Sherrin Griffin, VP, Operations, Sidney SeniorCare – As a kid, I remember seeing worn, old photographs of my great grandfather and thinking how handsome and smart he looked in his military uniform. At that age I didn’t understand the significance of the uniform or why men like my great grandfather went to war. Thankfully,