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by Sherrin Griffin VP, Operations, Sidney SeniorCare -  As I write this column, the holiday season is fast approaching, and although I adore it, I am painfully aware that this year will be different for my family: this is the first Christmas without Dad. All the more reason to practise and cherish the old family [...]

by Cassidy Nunn | photos by Nunn Other Photography -  So your child (or you!) wants to try horseback riding … where to even begin? It can seem overwhelming, especially if you don't know much about the sport, but it doesn't have to be. Here on the Saanich Peninsula there are great options for barns

by Jo Barnes | photos by Tanya Murchie -  Some like the challenge. For others, it's the friendships and comradery. But it's the connection and joy of helping others that keeps all of them coming back week after week. For over 30 years, the ladies of Sidney's Summergate Village Quilters have been sharing their passion

by Tina Kelly -  I live in a concrete jungle, and yet nature is everywhere. For certain, there are trees, bugs and pigeons, but I've witnessed a peregrine falcon on a nearby balcony, a hawk atop a tree in a parking lot, sparrows chattering on my deck, and even a river otter travelling down the

by Jo Barnes | photos by Kathryn Alvarez Photography - Planting season. Growing season. Harvest season. Festive season! The festive season is alive and well at Creekbottom Farm where owners, Kelsey Fletcher and Jess Bossert, look forward to a holiday dinner this year which will feature their own farm-raised turkey along with a variety of

by Deborah Rogers -  What a wet and windy November we had! The abrupt shift into dark and wintery weather felt a bit unfair. It takes an attitude shift to embrace the season shift sometimes, but a bright and glittery holiday season can help too! As always, we were planning our December issue back before

by Sue Hodgson -  As the election season comes to an end, I find myself grateful for the return to normality after weeks of heated debates, endless signs and often broken promises. While elections are essential to our democracy, it's unfortunate to see how the major parties often resort to unnecessary facts to secure votes,

by Richard Hope -  Twenty years ago, I arrived in Vancouver and, like countless others before me, was instantly captivated by British Columbia's spectacular scenery. Vancouver and B.C. have changed considerably since then, and after 14 years of working in London, U.K., my wife and I emigrated to B.C. last year. My passion for wine

by Steve Sakiyama -  I'm terrible with names. I have no trouble recalling important things (like science and sports trivia), but when it comes to remembering names, I'm not the crispiest chip in the bag. The reason for this is a mystery – just like Stonehenge, the Bermuda Triangle, and the fluctuating price of gas.