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Your West Coast Culture. A magazine about the people and places that make the Saanich Peninsula the little piece of paradise we call home.

February is Heart Month!

Words Dr. Chris Pengilly (retired) Heart month can be a good time to look at this vital pump which began beating not long after conception and, mostly uncomplainingly, continues all day, every day with no time off until it is no longer needed at life’s end. The function of the heart is to pump blood [...]

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NIȽ TU,O (in the beginning) – NIȽ TU,O Annual Dinner Wraps Up the Year with Holiday Cheer

Words Ashley Morris On the evening of December 12, NIȽ TU,O Child and Family Services Society (NIȽ TU,O) hosted a lively holiday dinner, bringing joy, cheer and a bit of holiday magic to the community. NIȽ TU,O is a Coast-Salish-Led organization helping Coast Salish children and families stay connected to community and culture through culturally-safe

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Off the Land – Delvin & Grace Solkinson: Planting Permaculture on the Peninsula

Words Jo Barnes Photos Grace Solkinson It isn’t your typical learning environment. The classroom floor underfoot is soil; the ceiling, a blue sky. And at the end of your lesson, you might even eat the results! Under the leadership of local educators Delvin and Grace Solkinson, students keen to learn about wholistic agriculture are doing

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Everyday Mental Health – Behind the Scenes: Life Beyond the Highlight Reel

Words Natasha Jackson, CPHR Psychological Health & Safety Professional and Workplace Health Consultant We all have behind-the-scenes footage and share our highlight reels at work and with the rest of the world. One in five Canadians faces mental health challenges each year, yet many hide their struggles behind curated personas. Mental health is inseparable from

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Inside Out – When to Consult a Speech-Language Pathologist (as an Adult)

Words Richard J. Welland MHSc, PhD, RSLP, S-LP(C) Registered Speech-Language Pathologist, Owner/Operator, Talk in Action A speech-language pathologist walks into a stroke patient’s hospital room ... If that only sounds like the beginning of a bad joke to you, then consider yourself lucky. If you have had a stroke or know someone who has had

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