– by Doreen Marion Gee – A progressive retail business in Sidney infuses a social conscience into everything it does. Laloca’s mission is to improve people’s lives around the globe and bring out the potential of disenfranchised citizens – all through the kinds of products it sells. Christine Downing, Laloca owner, has a warm kind […]
Social Justice in Business: Laloca – Fair Trade and Local Products
– by Shelaugh Begg – As kids we all had heroes, whether they were on the screen or in real life. In our teenage years, we looked up to movie stars and rock singers. By the time you are in your 40s, however, or older, it is a lot harder to see a hero. I
– by Jennifer Bowles – Well the holidays are here again, and with them the inevitable parade of craft fairs and homemade treats. As I’m writing this, my daughter is hard at work preparing a cornucopia of hand-made treats to sell at a children’s craft sale and she’s come up with some fantastic ideas: fun
– by Lara Gladych – Snowdon House Gourmet and Gifts is the culmination of owner Laura Waters’ love of gardening, cooking and art. Laura grows most of what she either dries and packages into mixes for soups, dips, spreads or breads, or infuses into vinegars or essences. Her goal is to make wholesome and comforting
Where Garden Meets Kitchen: Snowdon House Gourmet & Gifts Ltd.
– by Carole Pearson – The sheltered waters of Brentwood Bay are located on the eastern side of Saanich Inlet. Early Malahat and Saanich peoples used the area as a winter home base. There was deer and waterfowl to hunt and fresh fish and intertidal shellfish to supplement dried food stocks until it was
Down by the Bay: Brentwood Bay Then & Now
