by Sue Hodgson – A little stressed these days? I totally understand how you feel. There’s always too much to do, yet another deadline, numerous people demanding your attention and yes, there are even things you want to do for yourself, too – like eating, sleeping, getting some exercise and relaxation. It’s something that’s increasingly
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Seaside Magazine welcomes your feedback! Send letters to the editor via allison@seasidemagazine.ca or post your comments on our Facebook wall! Letters may be edited for space and content. I have enjoyed reading your magazine regularly since transplanting to Sidney four years ago. But, I have to say that your September edition was simply excellent from
by Karen Elgersma – Lillian Underwood is an Employment and Training Service Manager for the Tsawout First Nation, an entrepreneur, a facilitator and “Train the Trainer” of the KAIROS Blanket Exercise (KBE). She is also a certified executive coach and a motivational speaker with liveitbydesign.com. Through sharing her personal journey, Lillian communicates how she overcame
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by Lara Gladych – Who do you turn to when you have a question? Is it Google or Siri, maybe Alexa? At Seaside Magazine we are fortunate to know local experts in all the fields (or we’ll know someone who knows someone), so next time you have a question, Ask Seaside! Each month I’ll take
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by Alyssa Madill, Feed the Fire Nutrition & Wellness – Eating in season is pretty easy to do living on Vancouver Island in autumn. Nature and agriculture go through such beautiful cycles each year, providing exactly the resources and nutrients that we need to stay healthy. The human body mirrors the cyclical nature of our
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by Jo Barnes – It is said that a house is not necessarily a home. For one local couple, it’s been necessary for their home to have many houses. Willi and Irma Mars, owners of Mars Family Farm, purchased a modest house over 50 years ago and since then have added other “houses” for various
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News, changes, updates, launches? Email news@seasideamagazine.ca. by Paula Kully – HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS You Can’t Keep a Good Town DownWith the holiday season upon us, everyone is wondering what it’s going to look like this year. Luckily, we live in a community that simply can’t be kept down! Not even by a global pandemic. The resilient
by Tina Kelly, Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea – The 15th percentile – are you in it? A survey completed just last year reflected a mere 5% of Washington State citizens and 15% of British Columbians could accurately identify the Salish Sea. If you fall into the remaining 85%, you may be surprised to
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by Sherrin Griffin – VP, Operations, Sidney SeniorCare – We have searched for the proverbial fountain of youth for centuries, but it has only been in the last few decades that science has made some significant progress by making an interesting discovery on what exactly affects the aging process and, as a result, determines our
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by Chris Cowland – Back in 2016 the Peninsula Players sent out a notice saying they were auditioning for the coming performance of Fawlty Towers at the Charlie White Theatre. It had been 40 years since I last set foot on stage, more on that below, and I ended up playing the cantankerous old character
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