You launched your business in 1997. With the role of an advertising agency dramatically changing over the years, what do we really need from this type of business? Help in planning, researching, creating, producing, picking media … all of these, or none of these? The change is remarkable. The role of advertising agencies has evolved […]
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– by Julian Sale – Thirty years ago, the pinnacle of automotive performance was found in Formula One cars. This is still true today. What is amazing though, is that back then, only a sliver of the technology found on those cars made it to the cars you and I could buy. How times have
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– by Gillian Crowley – “I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” ~ Anne of Green Gables Crisp weather, bright pumpkins and tons going on in the arts. Here is just a taste of local events. Annual Sidney Fine Arts Show Now in its 11th year, this quality juried art
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– by Valerie Green – Have you ever wondered what it would be like to sit down and talk with some interesting characters from Greater Victoria’s past? If so, wonder no more. Although these conversations are merely creative figments of my imagination, they are all based on fact. Born William Alexander Smith in 1825, de
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– by Michael Forbes – Our radio station Ocean 985 is giving away family vacations to Hawaii this month and it got me daydreaming about a cavewoman, a car wash and Don Ho. Before you question my state of mind, please let me explain. The first time we flipped our flops on the sands of
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– by Hans Tammemagi – This is the last in a six-part series of profiles on some great local businesses that are working to keep us all in good health. As Dr. Mitra Hashemi toured me around the Coast Dental Cinic, I could tell that she was not only very proud of the modern, attractive facility,
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You’ll be amazed how sweet garlic tastes once it has been pickled. ½ tsp mustard seeds ½ tsp celery seeds 2 cups white wine vinegar 2/3 cup granulated sugar 1 cup whole garlic cloves, peeled 1 large red pepper, seeded and thinly sliced Place the mustard and celery seed in a cheesecloth bag, tied up
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– by Susan Simosko – Friends & Neighbours is a column about the people who quietly enrich our lives personally and collectively every day. They distinguish themselves by the incredible things they do, whether or not we even notice. It is my pleasure to introduce you to a few of these remarkable people and to share
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– 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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