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If you didn’t know before picking up this issue of Seaside Magazine, you likely do now: February is Heart Month. As Dr. Marita Schauch shares in the Inside Out column this month (pg. 17), every seven minutes in Canada, someone dies of heart disease or stroke (Stats Canada, 2011). Sadly, on February 17th, 2008, my […]

– by Logan Tuck – My name is Logan Tuck and I am so happy to be a book review writer for Seaside Magazine. Tina, my Salish Sea School instructor at the Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre, got me in touch with the people at Seaside and Tanner’s Books who gave me lots of great books

– by Suzanne Morphet – Those of us lucky enough to live on Vancouver Island may think a visit to Prince Edward Island a tad superfluous. Why travel so far when we’ve got gorgeous beaches and delectable seafood right here?  Not to mention stretches of wilderness that are unfathomable in PEI, a place where land

– by Sharon Hope – On a lovely summer’s day in1913, the British Columbia Electric Railway Company launched its new Interurban railway line to Deep Bay in North Saanich. A train decorated with streamers and flags chugged out of Victoria carrying Premier Richard McBride and 100 prominent guests. Approximately an hour later, the party arrived

– by Gillian Crowley – Valentine’s Day is on the horizon, making February a perfect month to seek out romantic music or take a leisurely stroll along the Sidney seafront walk to admire the unique sculptures dotted along the pathway. With or without a partner, there’s lots to do … and don’t forget the chocolate!