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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.

Going Green – Beach Days

story and photo by Tina Kelly -  We're at the midway mark. One more month of school holidays and I'm boldly assuming some of us have beach time, or more beach time, on the calendar. When the tide is out there is a unique world to explore. The flora and fauna inhabiting this zone where

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Book Club – July Meeting

by Deborah Rogers -  Our stellar turnout for July's meeting included a volunteer from Sidney's Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea, and we were very grateful for her insider knowledge about the inhabitants of our local waters. We were discussing Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt, and one of the main characters is a

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Living Off the Land – Stewart’s Berry Patch: Tiny Morsels with a Ton of Taste

by Jo Barnes | photos by Kathryn Alvarez Photography -  Blueberries. We love their flavour, and everything you need to know about them is in their name. They are berries and they're blue. Everybody understands that right?! Not so fast. These little round morsels of deliciousness are actually a deep indigo, and each type has

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First Word from the Publisher

Sue Hodgson -  On June 17 we hosted our Seventh Annual Taking It To The Street Charity Road Hockey Tournament fundraiser in support of Help Fill A Dream, and it was a banner success! To date we have raised over $135,000. We had to wait three years to start it all over again, and I

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