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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.

Bateman Exhibition on Salt Spring a Sneak Peek Private Collection First

Words & Photo ArtSpring This May, coinciding with legendary Canadian artist, educator and conservationist Robert Bateman’s 95th birthday, comes an extraordinary never-before-seen exhibition entitled Confluence: The Bateman Collection, at ArtSpring on Salt Spring Island, where he resides. While Robert is best known for his prolific body of work of highly realistic depictions of wildlife and [...]

Bateman Exhibition on Salt Spring a Sneak Peek Private Collection First

From the Kitchen – A Springtime Treat

Words Joan Saunders Photos Kathryn Brimacombe Photography As it’s May, we are lucky enough to be able to take advantage of a local, extremely tasty, springtime harvest: asparagus. Pick some up at a roadside stand or farmers’ market, then see what recipe strikes your fancy. You can bake asparagus, steam it, throw it into pasta

From the Kitchen – A Springtime Treat

Well Read – Laugh? I Nearly Cried!

Words Jackie LaPlante Finding a book that actually makes you laugh out loud is not easy. Humour is subjective and a reader’s perception of comedy is influenced by political leaning, national values (European humour is not British wit), and mood. Comedic styles range from the subtly dry to the ridiculous. To me, the most adept

Well Read – Laugh? I Nearly Cried!

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