by Deborah Rogers – Welcome to another year of Seaside Book Club! We started our fifth year off with a bang, combining a stunning Canadian read with a discussion with its Vancouver Island writer. The Heaviness of Things That Float was the debut novel by Jennifer Manuel and is wholly influenced by the years she
January 2021 Meeting Read More »
by Michelle Carpenter – Home. It’s incredible how a single word can elicit an array of thoughts, feelings and emotion. Home is where stories begin and grow, it’s where friends gather, where dreams blossom, and where the warmth of family lives. It is where we are most at peace, surrounded by the safety and foundation
ON DESIGN – Finding Comfort in Home Read More »
by Deborah Rogers – Were you ever a Cub Scout, or parent to one? Do you remember the Wolf Cub motto with its “dyb dyb dyb, dob, dob, dob?” I never knew what the “dybs” and “dobs” were all about until my sons were cubs, and I became a leader. Yes, I was Chil (the
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by Gael Hannan – Going for a walk is one of the few pleasurable, allowable activities outside our homes during the pandemic, so we are lucky to live on a peninsula so be-ribboned with beautiful places to hike. Some trails are narrower, hidden treasures where you encounter few people. Other trails are more well known
OUT FOR A HIKE – Winter’s Forest Gifts Read More »
by Sue Hodgson – Hello 2021, goodbye 2020! We are so glad you’re here! It’s been over a decade since I bought Seaside, right in the middle of a recession. Ten years of building up our business, and then COVID hit. I was so excited for 2020 with new ideas and thoughts for our team
First Word from the Publisher Read More »
by Anne Miller | photo by Amanda Cribdon Photography – Stats. Graphs. Demographics. Daily, we learn how COVID-19 is threatening our world and remains a clear and present danger. The numbers don’t touch our hearts, though, like images and stories. The November 30th broadcast of CBC’s The Moment revealed the image of a doctor embracing an
MEET YOUR NEIGHBOURS – Jane Dolan: Facilitating Meaningful Moments Read More »
by Sheila Henn, CPA, CA – Paterson Henn CPA – As the past year showed us, we cannot control everything that is happening around us. But we can mitigate risks, follow guidelines and we can try to take advantage of the situation. The now commonplace phrase “Be Kind, Be Calm and Be Safe” can be
COMMON CENTS – Be Kind, Calm and Safe with Your Finances Read More »
by Sherrin Griffin, VP, Operations, Sidney SeniorCare – Having just arrived at my 55th birthday last month, I’ve been privy to a sea of cheeky remarks and quips about turning pre-senior, or a senior “tweenie,” as I like to call it. “Now you can start getting those senior discounts,” friends and family have jokingly said.
THE GOLDEN YEARS – Navigating the World of the Senior Discount Read More »
by Karen Elgersma | photo by Janis Jean Photography – PACE FC is a non-profit that has been providing affordable, quality soccer training on the Peninsula since 2018. Adam Addlestone, one of the founders of PACE FC, started playing soccer when he was old enough to walk, and his passion for the sport keeps him
PENINSULA VOICES – Talking with Adam Addlestone Read More »
by Maximilian Waid, Energy Medicine with Maximilian – In the face of this transformative period taking place around the globe, immune health has taken centre stage for many of us. From increasing our workout regimes and cleaning up our diets to adding additional supplements and sleeping an extra hour each night, we are focusing more
INSIDE OUT – Emotional Immunity Read More »
