by Jo Barnes – Many years ago living on the Saanich Peninsula required people to draw their sustenance directly from the land upon which they lived. While most of us today rely on grocery markets and at best tend to backyard gardens, there are still those in our community for whom living off the land […]
Living Off the Land – This Work is Shear Pleasure: Inca Dinca Do Farm & Fibery Read More »
by Cassidy Nunn – Nicky Hannam, like many horse lovers out there (myself included!) discovered her passion for horses at the tender age of three. Her love for these majestic animals only grew over the years and she began riding and then eventually owning horses, including winning her first horse in a raffle of all
Stable & Field – Fairlawn Equestrian Centre Read More »
by Lara Gladych – Seaside Magazine wants to live up to our slogan of being “the voice of the Saanich Peninsula,” so, in every issue, we ask people to answer a question. We’re looking for responses from all ages and across the diverse neighbourhoods that form our community. We’re celebrating kids this month at Seaside Magazine,
Word on the Street – What Does Mom Want to Hear? Read More »
by Dan Adair, Island Savings Brentwood Bay – The subject of giving kids an allowance is a touchy one with most parents – everyone typically has an opinion, either about how much, how it is earned or even whether to give an allowance at all. As a parent of two teenage children and in my experience
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by Sandy Buyze, Storyoga Preschool – Storyoga Forest Walk Every Friday, rain or shine, we head out on our Forest Friday adventure! Route Details • We leave from the Storyoga Academy, which is located in the McTavish Academy of Art, 1720 McTavish Cross Road. Turning right onto McTavish, we walk for 160 metres, then right
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by Tina Kelly, Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea – Promises, promises. When the Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre opened in 2009 (now the Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea), a four- by eight-foot space on the wall featured conservation promises handwritten by visitors. One promise from those early days still stands out: “I promise to
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by Donna M. Stewart, HEAR Central Saanich – Hearing loss can be a tricky thing, often coming on so slowly you don’t realize it’s happening. Over the years the birds fade away, song by song; the television gets turned up, notch by notch; and you start avoiding situations where you know you won’t be able
Inside Out – Hearing Aids: What to Think About Read More »
by Cassidy Nunn – A bee hive humming and buzzing with the activity of thousands of bees constantly zipping in and out is not the first place I’d think of as being a peaceful, relaxing getaway, but for Lindsay Dault, co-owner and bee keeper at Urban Bee on West Saanich Road, the hive is her
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by Chris Cowland – Those avid readers who read last month’s Chronicle might be wondering how we escaped from the thunderstorm that left us in our small boat, tied to a tree on a remote island overnight through a huge thunderstorm in Lake of the Woods. With a newborn and a two year old, my
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by Paula Kully – MODERN MEDIA Online & DigitalAs part of the Sidney BIA’s “Spring Into Sidney” campaign, the popular online media site Victoria Buzz recently visited several downtown retail, food and beverage businesses. The feature included pre and post promotion of each business via Victoria Buzz social media and website. What a great way
