– by Doreen Marion Gee – Please visit respective rec centre websites for further programming and registration information MARCH March 16 to 20: Free Swimming Lessons Kids are needed to help budding swimming instructors learn their skills. The lessons are part of the Water Safety Instructor Course. All trainees are supervised. 3 – 14 yrs. Register for one […]
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– story by Barry Mathias, photography by nuttycake.com – Seaside Investigates Peninsula Housing Challenges and Solutions … International housing affordability survey ‘Demographia – 2015’ rated the Greater Victoria region as the second most expensive place to live in Canada. Housing was certainly on the agenda for many at recent local elections. We asked writer
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– by Colin Eaton, Garden City Tree & Landscape Ltd. – The definition of a weed is ‘a plant considered undesirable in a particular situation, i.e. a plant in the wrong place.’ Many methods of controlling weeds have been developed over the last century. Pesticides were a popular method among some gardeners for almost a generation. Fortunately,
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– by Silvia Bonet, Architect – After World War II North America went through a time of economic restriction. Residential units, 900 sq/ft with 3 bedrooms, accommodated the typical North American family whether they were located in the below-zero regions of the North or the warm areas of the South. In the 1960s and ’70s
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– by Suzanne Morphet – He shoots, he scores! NHL Alumni – two, Cuba Cruise Crew – one. You don’t expect to watch former hockey pros like Bernie Nicholls wielding a stick on the deck of your cruise ship, but Cuba Cruise isn’t like any other cruise line I know. It combines the best of
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– by Hans Tammemagi – 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. Monica Reekie wears so many hats she could start a millinery shop! Four days a week she works at the Robert Bateman Gallery in
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– reviewed by Cathy Sakiyama – Based on the cheery yellow cover with a smiling girl and the reviews of ‘delicious’ and ‘rollicking’ I was expecting a happy romp through Von Bremzen’s foodie recollections. The title seemed to suggest that Soviet cooking was the main subject matter. It was not. It ran a distant second to
– by Lara Gladych – This is the fourth in a six-part series of profiles on some of the Saanich Peninsula’s wonderful restaurants and pubs. After wrapping up my interview with proprietors Valeria and Luigi Cisotto, I walk away from the rustic character of The Latch Inn and Restaurant, and think to myself, I so
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– by Doreen Marion Gee – Exercise is the ultimate panacea for many ills, helping us keep our heart and body strong and healthy as the years advance. This knowledge underlies the excellent Take Heart program at Panorama Recreation Centre that focuses on building a healthy ticker. The effective and beneficial program gives people a
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For over 25 years kids have been playing ball at the Rotary Park Field of Dreams. The Park, located just off Victoria Airports’ runway 31, is a place kids can dream of becoming a pilot, playing in the big leagues, or just getting a burger and fries after the game. The Peninsula Baseball and Softball
