Seaside Magazine

A Special Day – Street Hockey & Community Spirit

June 27, 2024

On June 8, 2024, friends, family and hockey teammates gathered for the eighth annual Seaside Magazine's Help Fill a Dream Charity Road Hockey Tournament. The day dawned bright and sunny, and it was clear that everyone was excited to participate in this amazing annual event once again. Competition was fierce, community support was strong and [...]

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Inside Out – Yoga for Better Balance

June 27, 2024

by Jackie Rioux (RYT-500), Wise Mind Yoga Therapy - Is it true that balance decreases with age? Let's try an experiment to find out. Stand up – if you're not doing so already – and shift your weight to one leg. Now close your eyes. What happened? I'm willing to bet you felt unsteady. You might

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Screen Scene – Clarkson’s Farm: The Perfect Summer Watch

June 27, 2024

by Tabatha Golat - Though I can hear cows from my backyard, I'd be a liar if I claimed to have any real farming experience or exposure. Save for a summer spent on my aunt's farm in my childhood, I am embarrassingly unaware of the trials and tribulations of the farming community. Despite this, I

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Steph’s Day Out – The 12-Hour Walk

June 27, 2024

story and photos by Stephanie Staples - Have you ever walked the Saanich Peninsula? I mean, I know you've probably walked on it, but have you really walked it? Well, I'd lived here for seven years and I had never walked the Peninsula like I did this spring. I did a 12.5-hour, unplugged walk. That

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From the Kitchen – Easy al Fresco

June 27, 2024

by Joan Saunders | photos by Kathryn Alvarez Photography - One of the wonderful things about this time of year is being able to relax at the beach, in the garden or at the park while spending time with family and friends. I find that in July the days just stretch out so gloriously, and

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Little Adventures – Library Days

June 27, 2024

by Cassidy Nunn | photo by Nunn Other Photography - "Is it Library Day today, Mama?" my four-year-old daughter asks excitedly, jumping up and down. "Do I get the stickers again? How many new books can I pick? Can we get a colouring page to take home? Can we take this book out again?" The

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Meet Your Neighbours – Andrei Marti: The Science Behind Fundraising

June 27, 2024

by Jamila Douhaibi | photo by Tanya Murchie - Are you as determined as a 14 year old? Read more about the amazing work that Andrei Marti has been doing in his community and for those with Type 1 Diabetes. From selling tomato plants to schoolmates, to running large-scale recycling programs and literally bending over

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Beef 3 Ways

June 27, 2024

by Jenni Michell, Harvest Rd. | photo by Janis Jean Photography - Harvest Rd. was built as an outlet to support local growers and business and this goes for the meat as well. All the burgers at Harvest Rd. are made with pasture-raised beef from Michell’s Farm, where I was born and raised. For these

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Seaside Homes – Paint, Lawn Care, Pet Gardens & Heat Pumps: What Do They Have in Common?

June 27, 2024

by Janice Henshaw - I am glad you asked! Today's story title is similar to the NYT's daily word puzzle – Connections – in which you look for common threads between a group of four words. Careful: it's addictive! The four items in this title are all part of … Summertime Upgrades! From the experts,

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Arts Scene – Craig Toby: Wood, Whales & the Wonder of It All

June 27, 2024

by Jo Barnes | photos by Tanya Murchie - These days, Craig Toby works with wood to construct evocative works of art depicting whales, which is a far cry from the decades he spent constructing commercial buildings. The North Saanich wood sculptor retired from commercial construction in 2005, and since then has been working with

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