– by Mike & Lisa Dunsmuir, Step One Design – “According to Stats Canada, 15% of all workers in Canada are self employed, they account for about one-half of those who work at home. In 2008, 60% of self-employed workers did paid work at home.” (http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/11-008-x/2011001/article/11366-eng.htm#a11.) Speaking from experience, working from home isn’t always what […]
– By Linda Hunter – Services Healthy, Wealthy and Wise In business in Victoria for 60 years, Pearlman Lindholm Lawyers recently opened a branch office in downtown Sidney. As Victoria’s largest full-service law firm, Gordon Benn, the firm’s managing partner, is pleased to be able to service the Peninsula from their new Seaport Place location (opposite
– by Doreen Marion Gee – This is the second in a four-part series on some of the unique and local shops the Saanich Peninsula has to offer. Why on earth do people refer to facelifts, spa services and beauty creams as just “cosmetic” and “superficial?” There is nothing superficial about doing things that make us
Feeling Good About Yourself! Sea Breeze Laser & Beauty Clinic
– by Suzanne Morphet – A narrow laneway curves down the steep slope that leads to a natural wetland on Nanoose Bay. It’s less than a kilometre from the Island Highway with its relentless traffic, but here in the estuary all is peaceful. Red-winged blackbirds flit among the yellow-flowering iris, a heron stands at attention
Secrets from my Suitcase: Two Terrific B&B’s on Vancouver Island
– by Carol A. Cooper, Integrated Benefit Solutions – Did you know that the cost of providing employee benefits is expected to double by 2020? These days we are all very focused on wellness and that includes the ability to remain active and working for as long as we want. A strong and sustainable benefits
