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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.

Seaside Book Club – January Meeting

by Deborah Rogers -  We kicked off a new year of Book Club discussing Tom Lake by Ann Patchett. It is the ninth novel from this well-loved American author, but the first that we have discussed, and for some of our group the first book of hers they had read. The story is Lara's; a [...]

Seaside Book Club – January Meeting

NIȽ TU,O: in the beginning – NIȽ TU,O Launches New Online Learning Resource To Aid In Coast Salish Language Preservation

by Katharina Stocker | photos courtesy NIȽ TU,O Child & Family Services -  A new section on the NIȽ TU,O website now provides an easy-to-use resource to learn basic Coast Salish words and phrases. Language is the foundation of Coast Salish culture; containing aspects of worldview, values, stories, history and teachings. As such, this new

NIȽ TU,O: in the beginning – NIȽ TU,O Launches New Online Learning Resource To Aid In Coast Salish Language Preservation

Out for a … Hike – McKenzie Bight

story and photos by Scottee Giles -  Our West Coast lifestyle is abundantly evident at the McKenzie Bight parking area where, on a Saturday morning in the middle of winter, locals are piling out of vehicles in toques and hiking boots, donning backpacks, waterproof gear, nordic walking poles, or trail running hydration. With a typical

Out for a … Hike – McKenzie Bight

Lil’ Red: A Semi Truck Dream

by Jamila Douhaibi | photos by Tanya Murchie -  After over 5,000 shop hours, a pristine deep red semi truck stands in the wide storage bay on Henry Avenue in Sidney. Every detail has been painstakingly worked on and documented, and the stacks of paper manuals can attest to the final product. Still lightly draped

Lil’ Red: A Semi Truck Dream

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