– by Gillian Crowley – Is there something happening in the Peninsula or Gulf Islands Art Scene we should know about? Email gillian@seasidemagazine.ca. Nathan Scott’s Bronze Animals You’ve smiled at Nathan Scott‘s bronze bench people in Sidney and admired the iconic Terry Fox statue at Mile 0 and the nostalgic “Homecoming” commemorating the 100th anniversary […]
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– by Doreen Marion Gee – This is the last in a six-part series of profiles on some of the Saanich Peninsula’s wonderful restaurants and pubs. In my walks down memory lane, extraordinary food experiences always stand out like silver stars on a night skyline. Food has always been a sensual pleasure for me (and
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– by Doreen Marion Gee – 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. “I only had my scooter a couple of weeks and saw more of the neighbourhood than I had seen in the past 15
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Enjoy a fun, free all-ages community celebration this April 25th and 26th at St. Ann’s Academy, 835 Humboldt Street, Victoria … an experience like no other! The third annual Creatively United for the Planet Festival celebrates where we live, work, eat, play and study with live music, dance, DJ’s, children’s activities, puppets, displays, lectures, hands-on
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– by Carolyn Herriot – You know spring has sprung when weeds start taking over your garden, but did you know that many of those plants, growing where they are not wanted, also provide delicious wild greens? Here’s a list of plants that you can harvest for a whole host of purposes. Bitter cress
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– by Linda Hunter – services Creating Smiles and Changing Styles Christopher Nordell, a Victoria denturist for the past 15 years, is pleased to include Peninsula clients in his practice, now operating a few days a month out of Dr. Andrea Berardelli’s clinic in Sidney. Christopher provides respectful and caring treatment, and offers services including fitting
– by Suzanne Morphet – The monk can’t get his barbecue lighter to work. A dozen of us are patiently waiting outside the Buddhist temple of Monjusen-ji, on Japan’s most southerly island. In the pre-dawn gloom we watch the monk fiddle with the cranky device before lighting the candles some other way. We’ve come to
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Imagine. For less than you’d spend for a ticket to a downtown play, you can enjoy a night at the theatre, support Tanzanian teenagers and possibly win a night for two at the Marriot. Katarina’s father died six years ago. Her mother is now struggling to raise nine kids. Katarina (pictured with Catriona and Chris
– by Trysh Ashby-Rolls – A client asked how long it would take to fill his prescription. “It won’t be more than five minutes, will it? I mean, all you have to do is count the pills and stick ’em in a bottle. Right?” “You want the right pills?” replied the pharmacist. “You want me
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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. In March of 1906, as Justice of
