by Anne Brodbeck, Streams Counselling – The holidays are upon us and they can come with mixed emotions. To really enjoy the season a holiday survival kit would be a great gift to give yourself. So what would that look like? Here are some ideas. 1. Check your Boundaries. Set limits. What is your yes […]
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by Paula Kully – I have lived in many places in my life but have never seen a community that embraces Christmas the way Sidney does. From the festive street decorations and lights, cheery store windows lovingly decorated by shop owners and Breakfast with Santa to horse-drawn carriage rides, carollers and many other activities that
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by Paula Kully – WINNING New Council There are some new faces on the municipal government scene on the Saanich Peninsula. Sidney welcomes new Mayor Cliff McNeil-Smith, North Saanich sees former Councillor Geoff Orr take the Mayor’s chair and Central Saanich’s Mayor Ryan Windsor returns by acclamation. Sidney has four new members on Council, while
by Laura Waters, Snowdon House Gourmet & Gifts – I love a traditional Christmas dinner as I find it the easiest dinner to cook. I can prepare so much ahead of time so I can enjoy the meal and the day. I make the stuffing the day before, wrap it in cheesecloth and cover it
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by John Rogers – The Sidney Sparkles Parade always marks the start of the Christmas season. The excitement of getting there early to find a spot, maybe on chairs we’ve remembered to bring, maybe just on the edge of the sidewalk. It’s usually cold (or we just forget the years when the weather doesn’t match
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by Janice Henshaw – Have you unearthed your boxes of decorations and sentimental treasures? How do last year’s Boxing Day specials look? If, by chance, things are not quite working out as well as you had hoped, and you need to spice up your holiday decorating, look no further – we have some sparkling tips
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by Tracey Jones & Stacey Kaminski – It’s here … the most wonderful time of the year! But wait; what? No outside lights up? No giant blow-up Santa in your winter wonderland? If you’re sweating the holiday light chaos, you’re not alone. So many options; so little time! Here’s a rundown of just a snippet
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by Matt Hall, Red Feather Horticulture – For many of us, the holiday season is a time for reflection upon the past year. This introspection may also apply to the successes and failures of the past gardening season. Perhaps it’s even time to draft some New Year’s resolutions in the hope of dragging us into
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by Linda Hunter – For many who celebrate the holidays, it is a beautiful and joyful time of year. For others, it may instead be filled with stress and overwhelm along with the added challenge of gift giving. A time meant to be full of the festive spirit, it can at times be filled with
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In this month’s “Word on the Street” (page 10), writer Lara Gladych asked people to finish the sentence “it wouldn’t be Christmas without …” For me, it wouldn’t be Christmas without Santa Claus. Of course I know that the myth of Santa Claus is, at its core, about getting gifts, but to me it’s quite
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