If you didn’t know before picking up this issue of Seaside Magazine, you likely do now: February is Heart Month. As Dr. Marita Schauch shares in the Inside Out column this month (pg. 17), every seven minutes in Canada, someone dies of heart disease or stroke (Stats Canada, 2011). Sadly, on February 17th, 2008, my […]
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– by Logan Tuck – My name is Logan Tuck and I am so happy to be a book review writer for Seaside Magazine. Tina, my Salish Sea School instructor at the Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre, got me in touch with the people at Seaside and Tanner’s Books who gave me lots of great books
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– by Suzanne Morphet – Those of us lucky enough to live on Vancouver Island may think a visit to Prince Edward Island a tad superfluous. Why travel so far when we’ve got gorgeous beaches and delectable seafood right here? Not to mention stretches of wilderness that are unfathomable in PEI, a place where land
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– by Sharon Hope – On a lovely summer’s day in1913, the British Columbia Electric Railway Company launched its new Interurban railway line to Deep Bay in North Saanich. A train decorated with streamers and flags chugged out of Victoria carrying Premier Richard McBride and 100 prominent guests. Approximately an hour later, the party arrived
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– by Gillian Crowley – Valentine’s Day is on the horizon, making February a perfect month to seek out romantic music or take a leisurely stroll along the Sidney seafront walk to admire the unique sculptures dotted along the pathway. With or without a partner, there’s lots to do … and don’t forget the chocolate!
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– by Doreen Marion Gee – This is the fourth in a six-part series of profiles on some of the Saanich Peninsula’s wonderful restaurants and pubs. The Rumrunner Pub and Restaurant is more than a beautiful seaside eatery. After 24 years of pleasing local palates, it has become a solid part of people’s lives on
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– by Todd Hummel, BMO Nesbitt Burns – A Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) is one of the most efficient ways to save for your retirement. As a reminder, the deadline for making your 2013 RRSP contribution is March 3rd, 2014. For 2013, your RRSP contribution limit is based on any unused contribution room carried
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– by Al Duncan – This is a true gentleman’s express and quite possibly the most powerful four wheeled sedan I have ever driven. Well, I call it a sedan but it isn’t really: it’s actually a super sleek, four-door, four-seat monster. Curvacious great looks seem to blend the teardrop shape of the original crowd-pleasing
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– by Nathan Franklyn, Bartlett Tree Experts – Spring is coming and as your trees and shrubs come out of winter dormancy, so do the diseases and insects that attack them. In the spring the most common disease problems are fungi that thrive in the moist weather and the most common insects that damage trees
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– by Barry Mathias – Duane Ensing, the owner and Creative Director of Landscape Solutions, has nearly 20 years of experience. With a degree in Fine Arts, a love of architecture and an intimate knowledge of plants and garden materials, he was an obvious choice for Marcella, who wanted to create in her one-acre grounds
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