– by Julian Sale – So, at some point in our driving careers, we all decide to go shopping for a new (or used) car, truck, etc. But many many of us are trying to determine what IS and what IS NOT a “deal.” New car dealers have sales and incentives to sweeten their prices, […]
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– by Steve Sheppard – With the summer weather upon us, and despite caffeine’s many benefits, there’s a belief (myth actually) out there that a daily coffee habit can cause dehydration. So is it true? Not according to the findings of a recent study performed in U.K. on the fluid levels of 50 men who
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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. In the new millenium, buying a house is a highly complex maze full of potential wrong turns and sink holes. Sometimes people need
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– Story by Barry Mathias | Photography by RealMark Solutions – The two-acre property is situated in a flat landscape that once had been farmland. There is a “sold” sign outside. I turn off the quiet road onto a curving gravel driveway with smart, white curbing, and arrive at a distinctive two storey grey and
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– reviewed by Virginia Watson-Rouslin – The world of spies is generally considered male territory, and only recently have the stories of the surprising number of women who braved torture and death on behalf of their governments in World War II begun to be told. At the head of the class stands Christine Granville, said
