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In the time it takes you to read my column, your heart is pumping about five quarts of blood (that’s about 10 pints) through more than 60,000 miles of arteries, veins and capillaries-that’s further than twice around the world. Depending on how long you live, your heart could beat three billion times in your lifetime. Your […]

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Scene Around Town

  Seaside Writers’ Lunch | SBIA Grand Reopening of Sidney Visitor Centre | Seaside Book Club 1-7 Seaside Magazine Writers’ Lunch:  1. Tina Kelly and Lara Gladych  2. Publisher Sue Hodgson thanks the writers: Gillian Crowley, Krista Rossato, Deborah Rogers, Valerie Green  3. Seaside’s Editor-in-Chief, Allison Smith  4. Trysh Ashby-Rolls  5. Stu Rhodes  6. Shauna Dorko, Jo Barnes,

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Inside Out: Paint by Numbers – Simple Ways to Improve Your Heart’s Health

by Dr. Ambrose Marsh, Chief of Staff, Saanich Peninsula Hospital –  Work in my office and in the hospital was extraordinarily busy when the SPH Foundation staff asked me to suggest a general theme for Heart Health month. I hadn’t finished my Christmas shopping, and I was distracted by the fact that all my boys

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Trendspotting: Sort it Out!

  by Susi McMillan | photos by www.nuttycake.com –  Quality Storage $5.50. Muffet & Louisa. muffetandlouisa.com Message Ready To Go! $4.50. IslandBlue. islandblue.com Bed in a Box $1,998. Sidney Mattress & More. sidneymattress.com File Destruction the Easy Way! $35. Monk Office. monk.ca Pass It On Free! Beacon Community Thrift Shops. beaconcs.ca A Bestselling Tip $19.99.

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