The 24th annual Pacific Brant Carving and Art Show will be held at the Mary Winspear Centre in Sidney on Saturday April 5th and Sunday April 6th. Admission is $5 per person or $10 for a family pass, with children 12 and under free. The show opens at 10 a.m. both days and features a […]
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– by Lorne Peasland – Most Seaside readers know Japan was hit by an enormous tsunami three years ago, on March 11th, 2011. What you may not know is that Sidney-by-the-Sea – 20 minutes north of Victoria – is about the same elevation as the township of Nobiru Beach, 20 minutes north of Sendai. Both
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– by Gillian Crowley – “Daffodils,/That come before the swallow dares, and take/The winds of March with beauty.” Shakespeare in The Winter’s Tale. Beauty, music and humour are all in store this month. Enjoy! Ben Heppner Returns to Sidney If you missed Ben Heppner’s sellout concert last year, here’s another opportunity to hear his glorious voice. Heppner
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The dusting of snow and cold have passed … spring is upon us! Counting flowers and planning the garden seek our attention. Growing our own food and food sustainability are becoming more important to our well-being with the world’s changing climates and our own challenges of living on an island. It’s time to find out
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Whether at home or away on vacation, working alone or venturing out in the evening, personal safety is always a priority. We have all experienced the feeling that someone is watching or we’ve been in a strange city unsure of our surroundings or even lost and wound up in a less desirable area. This seminar,
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– by Tina Kelly – If we surveyed coastal residents and asked “when you were young, what was your favourite sea creature to find on the beach?” the answer would probably be crabs or starfish – a couple of the invertebrates usually uncovered by the receding tide. Then, if asked how many types of starfish
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– by Jennifer Hill, SeaSide Home & Garden Gift Shop – I know what you’re saying to yourself: Why would anybody write about wasps in March when there are none around? Simple: an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure! In the early spring (as early as now) the mated queen wasps come
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– by Ann Squires Ferguson, Squires Ferguson – We as designers are expected to be the never-ending wellspring of creativity, but there are days when – at least for me – the well simply runs dry. I’ve been mired in tendering or project management, and find myself utterly without inspiration. Then the terror sets in
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– article by Barry Mathias; photography by www.nuttycake.com – At first sight the house is unremarkable: set in three quarters of an acre on a quiet road, it appears to be a single story, well built and with a landscaped front garden of mature trees and bushes. The short drive down a slight slope
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– by Wilma Taylor – I’m a proud member of the Order of the Eastern Star. What’s Eastern Star, you ask? Well, we’re one of several organizations that have the dearest of ties to the Masonic family that includes Shriners, Daughters of the Nile and the Order of the Amaranth. Together, in North America alone,
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