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Your West Coast Culture. A magazine about the people and places that make the Saanich Peninsula the little piece of paradise we call home.

Ask a Stylist

by Shai Thompson, House of Lily Koi –  May’s Style Tip: Buy yourself a fresh new lipstick that is perfect for this season’s colour. Try on bold colours and lighter tones to give you a total lift. Here is the rule: dark eyes/light lips or light lips/dark smoky eyes. Or rock the hip trend of […]

Ask a Stylist

Offshore: Not Such Poles Apart

by Trysh Ashby-Rolls –  Up and down the Northwest Pacific coast, from southeast Alaska to northern Washington State, you’ll find totem poles. Before Europeans came, bringing metal tools with them, totem poles were no bigger than walking canes. Their purpose was traditionally a representation of each family-clan’s life, although sometimes they were used as house

Offshore: Not Such Poles Apart

Last Word with Allison Smith

As we prepared to send the April issue off to press last month I struggled to find a topic for my Last Word. After over eight years and around 80 columns, sometimes I feel like I’ve written about everything. I discussed the problem with a friend of mine. “I feel like your column used to

Last Word with Allison Smith

First Word with Sue Hodgson

Sometimes it can be difficult to know where to start going green. In this issue of Seaside, we’re talking with green people and green businesses in our community. Whether it’s the environmental innovations at the airport, Janice Henshaw’s findings on green tips for your home or the opening of Canada’s first permanent zero-waste grocery store,

First Word with Sue Hodgson

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