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Trade Student Spotlight – Isabelle Tsui: Doing it All

September 29, 2021

by Heidi Hackman & Colleen McNamee, District Career Coordinators, SD 63 Photo by Amanda Cribdon Photography Were you ever told as a young adult that you would have to choose between two of your interests? Or maybe they told you that your creative outlet wouldn't be lucrative enough, so you would need to be sure

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Seaside Homes – Cordova Bay Oceanfront Home Renewal

September 29, 2021

by Janice Henshaw | photos by Janis Jean Photography Aesthetic, functional, comfortable spaces with a unified flow – isn't that what we would all like our homes to look and feel like when we come in the door? Some of us have that magical talent to make it happen, and others, well, people like me,

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West Coast Gardener – Bill Morgan: Raising Gardens & Harvesting Health

September 29, 2021

by Jo Barnes | photos by Amanda Cribdon Photography His above ground garden boasts fragrant, firm vegetables and colourful fruit bursting with flavour. How is it that an 88-year old hayseed from the prairies has been so successful with this garden? Brentwood Bay senior, Bill Morgan, has spent a lifetime as a gardener and landscaper,

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Last Word from the Editorial Director

September 29, 2021

by Deborah Rogers CBC News was interviewing people on the street, asking them what date they consider to be the start of the year. It was an odd sort of question – New Year's Day is January 1st – but I understood what they were getting at. The start of the school year is for

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First Word from the Publisher

August 25, 2021

by Sue Hodgson Nielson-Massey Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Bean Paste; Zucchini, Tomato and Ricotta Galette; Pork Belly with Maple Butternut Squash Puree … are you ready to get hungry for this issue? After you get a taste of what's to come, you'll soon be salivating over the recipes and photography in the next 80 pages. It's

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From the Kitchen – Zucchini Inspiration

August 25, 2021

by Joan Saunders | photos by Amanda Cribdon Photography My friend wouldn't let me leave her garden without taking a zucchini. My neighbour left zucchinis for me at the door. There was no escaping it: it was time to get inspired by zucchini. I grew up eating zucchini as it was easy to cultivate. There were

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Seaside Homes – Moving! Searching for Kitchen Treasures and a Workhorse Stove

August 25, 2021

by Janice Henshaw I'm getting ready to move! That means it’s a great time to go through my "stuff" and donate what I don't use anymore to the recycling depot. Like the "must have" food processor that sits and collects dust. The next – and much more fun – step is to shop for some

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Inside Out – Flattening the Curve: The Myopia Pandemic in Children

August 25, 2021

by Dr. Florence Fernet-Leclair, Central Saanich Optometry Clinic I did not see COVID-19 coming. You could say that it was due to my nearsightedness or lack of vision, but regardless, I now witness its effects in my exam chair daily. The pandemic has normalized work from home and virtual learning, which means our kids are

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Common Cents – Food Cents: Teaching Kids About Grocery Budgeting

August 25, 2021

by Christopher A. Straub Henley & Straub LLP In keeping with this issue's theme of all things culinary, this article is about the financial side of keeping the family fed and watered. Our two eldest kids are both developing an interest in cooking. In between helping them decipher the recipes ("what's a cardamom?") and explaining

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Out for a … Country Bike Ride – Interurban Rail Trail

August 25, 2021

The Saanich Peninsula has so many great rural areas that can be biked with relative ease. We selected this trail as it was straightforward for all ages and off heavy-traffic streets when you select the second start below. The Interurban Rail Trail is another spectacular Centennial Trail. The trail follows the central part of the

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