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by Devon Bird, Moden Boutique & Moden Essentials -  After multiple seasons being inundated with comfort-first, stay-at-home styling, this spring's collections reintroduce a return to tailoring, embracing the 80s, albeit in a more tastefully proportional way. You can rest assured we are not advocating for Dorito-shaped blazers and David Byrne-esque pleated trousers, but the once [...]

by Dr. Florence Fernet-Leclair, Central Saanich Optometry Clinic -  Do you enjoy outdoor activities such as golfing or sailing? Are you over 65 years of age? Do you have light-coloured eyes? Do you have a family member with macular degeneration? Have you had cataract surgery? Do you have cardiovascular disease such as high blood pressure

by Dr. Marita Schauch, ND, Tall Tree Integrated Health Centre -  It's easy to dream big, but usually living out our biggest dream reality results from all the little choices we made to get there. This coming new year, I want to highlight small goals in the areas we may feel are deficient or that

by Jo Barnes | photo by Janis Jean Photography -  Wearing his park warden Stetson on his head, he patrolled the parks and recorded in a log book his daily observations of what he saw. Now retired, former Canadian national park warden George Mercer has traded in his Stetson for a writer's cap, and this

by Cassidy Nunn | photo by Nunn Other Photography -  "Well, the fruit sure doesn't fall far from the tree now does it?" my Dad said on a recent FaceTime call as he watched his two-and-a-half-year-old granddaughter race around the living room collecting all her toy horses, assembling them in a line, proceeding to brush