– reviewed by Brooke Anderson, 10 – When 14 year old Sophie’s parents split up, she finds herself living with her dad in the USA. She returns to the Congo for vacations and stays with her mother who runs a bonobo sanctuary. Bonobos are black, highly intelligent apes, and our closet ‘relative’. The Congo is […]
Young Readers Book Review: Endangered by Eliot Schrefer
– Story by Hans Tammamagi, Photography by nuttycake.com – Occasionally, when you walk into a house for the first time, you feel comfortable, very much at home and just want to lay back and relax. That’s the ambiance as you enter the home of Karen McCoy and Neil Munro on Curteis Point in the quiet, secluded
Seaside Homes: West Coast Comfort and Supreme Wheelchair Accessibility
– by Karen Dinnie-Smyth – The local Real Estate market has declined since 2009, but fared better than most in Canada and worldwide. Reported sales are ‘up’ month over month in our market for the past year, the last quarter sales show gains of 16%. The net result is that the Greater Victoria market is
Common Cents: Savvy Buyers Expect Updated Décor
– by Gillian Crowley – Sidney’s own Sunny Shams has embraced the chance of a lifetime in a new leading role with Vancouver Opera. The 27-year-old tenor will play Boy, the main character in the world premiere of Stickboy, based on B.C. poet Shane Koyczan’s verse novel of the same name with music by Neil
– by Doreen Marion Gee – Please visit respective rec centre websites for further programming and registration information December 2014: December 6 to 7: Red Cross Babysitter’s Training Very valuable course for teens to learn the basics of being a qualified babysitter. Red Cross Babysitter Certificate issued upon successful completion; cost includes manual. 14 yrs.
