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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.

Trade Student Spotlight – Quiet Craftsmanship: A Student’s Journey Through the Saanich Carpentry Program

Words Heidi Hackman, District Career Coordinators, SD 63 Photo Janis Jean If you attended the Canada Day Parade in Sidney this year, you may have noticed something unique rolling down the route – a beautifully crafted tiny home built by students in the Saanich School District’s STAC (Skills Trades Apprenticeship Carpentry) program. Putting the tiny

Trade Student Spotlight – Quiet Craftsmanship: A Student’s Journey Through the Saanich Carpentry Program

Choose People Over Pixels – Please!

Words June Murray Dagnall As the school year grows distant in the rear view mirror, and families are slowing down, reconnecting, and making summer memories together, I am reminded of a story I read a few months ago with a very powerful message that stuck with me. An elementary school teacher asked her class to

Choose People Over Pixels – Please!

NIȽ TU,O (in the beginning) – NIȽ TU,O Hosts 1st Annual Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration

Words Ashley Morris Photos NILTUO Child & Family Services Society On June 20, NIȽ TU,O Child and Family Services hosted our first annual Indigenous Peoples Day event at the Saanich Fair Grounds. Open to members of the seven communities we work with – from newborns to Elders – this was a day of connection, culture

NIȽ TU,O (in the beginning) – NIȽ TU,O Hosts 1st Annual Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration

New & Noteworthy – News, Changes, Updates, Launches

Words June Murray Dagnall Have something for New & Noteworthy? Email noteworthy@seasidemagazine.ca. Travel Expert to Paralympic Athlete Departures Travel Sidney is proud to announce that Josh Holton, the team’s Accessible Travel Specialist, has been selected to join the Danish National Development Team for wheelchair rugby in preparation for the 2028 Paralympic Games! This incredible achievement

New & Noteworthy – News, Changes, Updates, Launches

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