– by Deborah Rogers | Photography by nuttycake.com – Nature’s Retreat has a Built Green Platinum house certification (third-party awarded) for being energy efficient and environmentally responsible. From the very beginning of the design process it was important to its owners that they made the building process low-impact, and the house as energy efficient as […]
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– by Colin Eaton, Garden City Tree and Landscape – Years of landscape experience has allowed me the ability to visualize a completed landscape at the very outset and before any groundbreaking. Part of my job is communicating that vision to the client. Problems can arise if a client or employees are having difficulties visualizing
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– by Mike & Lisa Dunsmuir, Step One Design – “According to Stats Canada, 15% of all workers in Canada are self employed, they account for about one-half of those who work at home. In 2008, 60% of self-employed workers did paid work at home.” (http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/11-008-x/2011001/article/11366-eng.htm#a11.) Speaking from experience, working from home isn’t always what
– By Linda Hunter – Services Healthy, Wealthy and Wise In business in Victoria for 60 years, Pearlman Lindholm Lawyers recently opened a branch office in downtown Sidney. As Victoria’s largest full-service law firm, Gordon Benn, the firm’s managing partner, is pleased to be able to service the Peninsula from their new Seaport Place location (opposite
– by Doreen Marion Gee – This is the second in a four-part series on some of the unique and local shops the Saanich Peninsula has to offer. Why on earth do people refer to facelifts, spa services and beauty creams as just “cosmetic” and “superficial?” There is nothing superficial about doing things that make us
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– by Suzanne Morphet – A narrow laneway curves down the steep slope that leads to a natural wetland on Nanoose Bay. It’s less than a kilometre from the Island Highway with its relentless traffic, but here in the estuary all is peaceful. Red-winged blackbirds flit among the yellow-flowering iris, a heron stands at attention
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– by Carol A. Cooper, Integrated Benefit Solutions – Did you know that the cost of providing employee benefits is expected to double by 2020? These days we are all very focused on wellness and that includes the ability to remain active and working for as long as we want. A strong and sustainable benefits
This is the last in a six-part series of profiles on some of the Saanich Peninsula’s wonderful restaurants and pubs. “Interesting or exciting because of being unusual or unfamiliar, because they are from foreign countries.” This is the essence of “exotic,” as defined by the Macmillan Dictionary. The Thai Corner Restaurant in Sidney brings all
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Our pets generally navigate their world on four feet. Horses need hoof trimming for sure, but what about foot care for our cats and dogs? Those little feet play a big role and need supportive care throughout their lives. Let’s look at what they need for wellness, and some of the main diseases that can
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– by Gillian Crowley – What to do if you notice a stranger in a neighbour’s yard acting a bit suspiciously? You could call 9-1-1 but what if it turns out to be an innocent visitor? Or you could phone the neighbours – oh darn, you don’t have their number and/or their last name. This
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