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Meet Your Neighbours – Chase Varnes: In Tune with His Community

January 2, 2025

Words Jamila Douhaibi Photos Sarah Hartley Photography The Varnes family lives on 11 acres in Central Saanich. Their basset hound George was the first member I met, greeting me at the car as I pulled up in front of their gorgeous home. The decorated tree in their living room loomed high above us up into [...]

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Little Adventures – The Sibling Experience

January 2, 2025

Words Cassidy Nunn Photo Nunn Other Photography “Mama, we forgot baby sister!!” my four-and-a-half-year-old daughter shouts from her car seat in the back of the car, her eyes wide with panic. My eyes instantly shift to my rearview mirror to check on the second car seat in the back seat. It’s empty. I sigh. Of

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Common Cents – When Your GIC is Maturing: What to Do

January 2, 2025

Words Kelly Pacheco, Financial Advisor, Edward Jones Interest rates are coming down now, but the higher interest rates over the last two years caused Guaranteed Investment Certificates (GICs) to surge in popularity. If you bought a GIC, it may be maturing soon. This presents you with a new opportunity and a decision to make. This

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Steph’s Day Out – Whoa Horsey!

January 2, 2025

Words Stephanie Staples Photos Sarah Hartley Photography When I moved to the Island after being very involved in community service in Winnipeg, I was on a search to find a volunteer opportunity that I could wrap my head and heart around. I poked here and prodded there and talked to a lot of people who were

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From the Kitchen – Easily Adaptable

January 2, 2025

Words Joan Saunders Photos Kathryn Alvarez Photography This recipe, which creates one of the most versatile soups you can make, is perfect for a winter meal. It’s healthy, it’s hearty and the recipe produces enough for a few days for both you and also for those guests that may still be mooching about in January.

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One Food, Three Ways – Halibut Three Ways

January 2, 2025

Words Brent Whitaker, West Pacific Seafoods Photo Janis Jean Halibut is always a good choice. This iconic local fish is incredibly versatile, whether grilled, baked, broiled or pan-seared. It's also a highly nutritious choice, packed with protein, omega-3 fatty acids, and essential vitamins like B12 and D, which contribute to heart health, brain function and

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Well Read – Family Bonds Weather Adversity

January 2, 2025

Words Jackie LaPlante From the Bennetts to the March Family to the Mitfords, sisters make for intriguing stories in the world of literature. From the outside, sisters are easy to stereotype: the strong one, the nice one, the frail one. From the inside they provide an instant sense of tension: they are friends and foes,

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The Natural Path – New Year’s Resolutions to Consider

January 2, 2025

Words Marita schauch, ND, Tall Tree Integrated Health Centre With the new year rolling in, our thoughts begin to turn to our resolutions and what goals we would like to set for ourselves for our "new start." It's become a bit of a running joke that many of our New Year’s resolutions peter out by

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Homes – A Magical North Saanich Property

January 2, 2025

Words Janice Henshaw Photos Emily Cuell The 4,600-square-foot two-level house is grand, and the 1.4-acre property in North Saanich is spacious and beautiful. But the man cave – wow, it's enough to make many people dream about having one. Builder Kyle Velikovsky, owner of White Wolf Homes, says in admiration: "The man cave is insane!"

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Arts Scene – Island Song Choir: Home Grown Harmonies

January 2, 2025

Words Jo Barnes Photo Island Song Choir The ladies of Saanich Peninsula’s Island Song Choir thoroughly enjoy making friends and making connections. They especially like using not only their voices, but their collective talents to make their own unique music arrangements. The Island Song Choir locally performs a variety of pop and contemporary music, all

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