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– by Doreen Marion Gee – This is part of a rotating series of articles on members of Sidney Meet Up Women’s Networking Group, featuring women in business on the Saanich Peninsula. A 1988 New York Times article, The Experience of Touch: Research Points to a Critical Role (D. Goleman), discusses an influential psychological study: […]

– by Doreen Marion Gee – This is the fifth in a six-part series of profiles on some great local businesses that are working to keep us all in good health. The inspirational ‘TEAM’ acronym, “Together Everyone Achieves More”, underscores the work of the health care professionals at Reach Health Clinic in Sidney. They believe

– reviewed by Virginia Watson-Rouslin – One December evening as the sun was setting, Romeo came to town. He was gorgeous; possessing a thick, black coat looking like he’d just stepped out of a grooming salon. He possessed deep amber penetrating eyes and a fine set of teeth. He was a wolf. And he was

– by Gillian Crowley – Bob McDonald and Sylvia Olsen in Fundraiser The host of CBC’s Quirks and Quarks science show and North Saanich award-winning author, Sylvia Olsen, will present “Earth: From Near and Afar.” Sylvia’s reading and Bob’s illustrated presentation on space is the final fundraiser for the upcoming Literary Festival. Look forward to

– by Jo Barnes – You’ve spent months practising your lines. You have your props and your costume is perfect. Your heart races as you wait offstage awaiting your cue to enter … and then a stray dog piddles on your gown! There are always challenges when you’re performing on stage, but the encounter with that