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Pet Talk – Fur Your Pets’ Safety: Navigating Holiday Hazards

October 26, 2023

by Jacqueline Nicoll, K & Co. Marketing - The festive holiday season brings families together, filling homes with energy and cheer. However, amidst the excitement, additional pet risks can present themselves. Food and plant poisoning, anxiety induced by fireworks, and the ingestion of chicken bones are some of the main cases veterinary teams encounter on [...]

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Last Word from the Editorial Director

October 26, 2023

by Deborah Rogers - November can be a bit of an in-between month. Those beautiful blue-sky days of September seem so long in the past, but December and all its festivities are still weeks away. How to make the most of the month when the days are suddenly shorter and it's just possible it might

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Arts Scene – Doug Foster: Resonance & Remembrance

October 25, 2023

by Jo Barnes | photo by Leah Gray - A set of battle-damaged bagpipes sit in a place of honour in England's Dawlish Museum. While seemingly unremarkable, they were the inspirational instrument played by Canadian Bill Millin for his fellow soldiers as they stormed the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944. The skirl of

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Steph’s Day Out – Carving Time

October 25, 2023

by Stephanie Staples | photos by Leah Gray - I don't know when the thought of sitting on the beach whittling a stick felt appealing to me, but when I found out that local woodcarver and 13-year veteran of the craft, Doug Philp (of DCCP Creations) was offering up lessons for absolute beginners, I was

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Globehopping – Home Sweet Home

October 25, 2023

story and photos by Susan Beiderwieden - Right now, I'm the girl on the train, hurtling along at 240 km an hour heading for the Chunnel. No, not the title character from Paula Hawkins' 2015 novel by the same name. And, truth be told I'm long past girlhood, feeling like a well-seasoned mature woman who

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First Word from the Publisher

September 28, 2023

by Sue Hodgson - We know the weather this summer has been somewhat unpredictable across Canada, but here in Victoria we have had a glorious season. It's mid-September as I write this, and the days are still warm, but there is a slight chill in the air as the nights approach, so we know fall

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One Board, Three Ways

September 28, 2023

story by Paul Chambers & Janice Guimond, Davidson Chambers | photos by Janis Jean Photography - What comes to mind when you think of a charcuterie board? Is it a grand wooden board with an enticing array of cheese, crackers, cured meats and fruit, all looking so tempting? Times have changed and boards have transformed into

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Bringing Heat to a Remote Community: A Heartwarming Success

September 28, 2023

story by Jesse Holth - Bella Bella, home of the Heiltsuk Nation, is a remote coastal community located almost 200 kilometres north of Vancouver Island. Until recently, most of the homes were heated with oil – which was expensive and unpredictable, given the isolation of the island. But the Nation was eager to transition away

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Meet Your Neighbours – Where Heritage Meets Hockey: Aleko Sdrakas

September 28, 2023

by Jamila Douhaibi | photo by Kathryn Alvarez Photography - How many people can say that they still love something as passionately as they did when they were four years old? For Aleko Sdrakas, the answer is easy. At that age his parents put him in hockey, and he has played ever since – as

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Living Off the Land – Butler Hazelnut Farm: In a Nutshell – Delicious!

September 28, 2023

by Jo Barnes | photos by Kathryn Alvarez Photography - Awww, nuts! Just when you think you have hazelnuts all figured out, you discover you might not even have the name right – apparently in Europe they're typically called filberts. But closer to home, here on the Saanich Peninsula, these mouth-watering morsels are known to

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