by Gillian Crowley – October is chock-full of arts events on the Peninsula. With so much choice, it’s worth making the time! “It’s all about Colour” Last chance to catch the Deep Cove Weavers and Spinners Guild’s display in Sidney. Enjoy their colourful works and learn about their different weaving and spinning techniques. You can even […]
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by Alyssa Madill, Reach Health – Your recurring knee pain could be more than that old hockey injury of yours. Maybe it has to do with how much sugar you ate on the weekend, or how many microwave dinners you’ve had this month. When there’s pain and discomfort anywhere in the body, it’s important to
Inside Out – Structural Pain: What Does Diet Have to Do With It? Read More »
by Phillip Tiicham Muir – OUR LOCAL FARMS Lost in the Husk of It Pendray’s Corn Maze is the largest on Vancouver Island, and open for its fourth year! They offer three separate mazes (one specifically for children), a Children’s Barrel Train Ride, Corn Cannons and a walking trail if you’d prefer not to get
by Laura Waters, Snowdon House Gourmet & Gifts – What an incredible summer we’ve had! The bounty from the garden is abundant everywhere. Blackberries have flourished throughout the heat; they are my favorite berry. What a wonderful addition to a salad. At the recent Flavour Trails gala dinner, my salad incorporated 13 elements from the
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by Tracey Jones & Stacey Kaminski – Our number one question from clients when we first meet is “Why can’t I get my space to look finished?” Our answer is always the same. A home requires not only furniture that fits in terms of scale, colour and style, but more importantly it requires the detailed
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by Matt Hall, Red Feather Horticulture – Even though the growing season is drawing to a close, there is always plenty of gardening work to be done in the fall. Having gardened through the spring and summer, I find that most of these jobs have become chores to me. That said, there is one task
West Coast Gardener – The Art of Growing Garlic Read More »
It’s the start of another long awards season! The Emmys have already taken place, and we can expect red-carpet reports and tearful acceptance speeches all the way until the Oscars in February. We don’t like to be left out here on the Saanich Peninsula – October sees our own kind of awards season. At Seaside
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Just like coming to the end of a wonderful book, the last days of summer make us want to cling to it all the more, as we start to think about what we will miss most about it. Instead of focusing on the looming loss of what is most people’s favourite time (it is surely
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by Stu Rhoes – This month’s edition of Seaside Magazine has a focus on food. We can all think back and recall a special meal of some significance that has left us with lifelong memories. Sometimes we remember the meal because of the occasion or celebration to which it was connected, like a birthday or
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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’ll be asking people to answer a question. We’re looking for responses from all ages and across the diverse neighbourhoods that form our community. Food is one of my great loves.
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