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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.

First Word from the Publisher

by Sue Hodgson - Hello busy life, you're back again?  Every morning for me begins with a quiet moment reading the Globe and Mail and enjoying a strong cup of coffee. With a whirlwind of magazine deadlines, marketing madness and the delightful chaos of puppy parenthood, it's no surprise I normally have two cups! Those [...]

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Backyard Showdown

photos by Janis Jean Photography - The hot, lazy days of August are the perfect time to fire up the grill – and pizza oven – and have a backyard get-together. We all have our favourite summer recipes, but this month, Steve Harman and Corey Makar from the Sidney Volunteer Fire Department share their go-to's

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Steph’s Day Out – Stamp it Out!

by Stephanie Staples | photos by Leah Gray - How fortunate are we to have Panorama Recreation Centre on our beautiful Peninsula? Offering more amenities, fitness and courses than you can imagine, catering to the young and young-at-heart, to creatives, the sport-minded, the dancers, the musically inclined – well, to everyone but the couch potato!

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Last Word from the Editor-in-Chief

by Allison Smith - As eternally patient and optimistic West Coasters, we wait through the rainy fall, winter and drizzly spring, finally rewarded when summer arrives suddenly – a quick leap from "don't forget your jacket" to "where did we put all the fans last year?" July hits and suddenly it's the time of everything

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First Word from the Publisher

by Sue Hodgson -  Returning home to the Maritimes, as I did last month, always fills me with a profound mix of nostalgia and warmth. This trip seemed particularly special because it centred around my sister's 60th birthday and her retirement. I reconnected with family, sharing stories about our younger life and reminiscing about our

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Seaside Book Club – June Meeting

by Deborah Rogers -  In Warlight, Michael Ondaatje weaves a tale filled with eccentric characters, ambiguous incidents and the intrigue of espionage. It's a fictional memoir of a young man looking back at his strange upbringing through the lens of newly discovered information. Through Nathaniel's reminiscences, and attempts to understand his parents and childhood, Ondaatje

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