by Valerie Green – On April 16 1856, Governor James Douglas officially announced the discovery of gold in British Columbia, declaring that all gold found would be the property of the Crown. And did you know that the first B.C. census was taken in April 1871? The questionnaire sent out asked a total of 211 […]
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trendspotting by Susi McMillan | photography by www.nuttycake.com TASTES OF FIR Get ready for the host season. Convenient comfort foods for easy entertaining or soulful gift giving – some are made with the unique taste of local Douglas fir. Locally made on the Peninsula with a true sense of Canadian spirit. Yummy eh? Douglas
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article by Barry Mathias | photography by Tafe Real Estate Services This attractive, recently built, 6,000-square-foot house is set back from the road with an expansive stamped concrete driveway in front, and is cleverly positioned in the middle of a gently sloping site on a quiet treed road in the Deep Cove area. “My wife,
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by Yvonne Bulk, Patio Gardens – So what about those home remedies and gardening tips? Are they true or false? Before tossing your coffee grinds and egg shells, give this article a read. Some of these tricks may not be scientifically proven (yet); however, many a gardener might swear by them anyway. Are your pots
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by Krista Rossato, id8 Design – The past few months have brought record-breaking global temperatures, reaching milestones we were hoping to never see. As I read the news that the average temperature across the Northern Hemisphere reached a dangerous 2°C above the mark that had long been set as “normal,” I instantly thought about the
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