Regulars

by Dan Adair, Island Savings Brentwood Bay – The subject of giving kids an allowance is a touchy one with most parents – everyone typically has an opinion, either about how much, how it is earned or even whether to give an allowance at all. As a parent of two teenage children and in my experience […]

by Sandy Buyze, Storyoga Preschool – Storyoga Forest Walk Every Friday, rain or shine, we head out on our Forest Friday adventure!  Route Details • We leave from the Storyoga Academy, which is located in the McTavish Academy of Art, 1720 McTavish Cross Road. Turning right onto McTavish, we walk for 160 metres, then right

by Tina Kelly, Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea – Promises, promises. When the Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre opened in 2009 (now the Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea), a four- by eight-foot space on the wall featured conservation promises handwritten by visitors. One promise from those early days still stands out: “I promise to

by Donna M. Stewart, HEAR Central Saanich – Hearing loss can be a tricky thing, often coming on so slowly you don’t realize it’s happening. Over the years the birds fade away, song by song; the television gets turned up, notch by notch; and you start avoiding situations where you know you won’t be able