Stories

Every day I feel privileged to know so many incredible women in our community. Whether it’s my next door neighbors, my children’s teachers, my colleagues or the many local entrepreneurs … they are everywhere I look. In this issue of Seaside Magazine we are celebrating International Women’s Day by showcasing women in business with our Sixth […]

by Dr. Kristen Bovee, Peninsula Naturopathic Clinic –  A major part of my practice is supporting women of all ages with hormonal issues. Hormonal wellness is fundamental to a woman’s health because hormones can affect the delicate balance of systems in our body including our nervous, endocrine, digestive, skeletal and cardiovascular systems. They have a

by Tara Brunet, Training by Tara Brunet –  Are you waiting on the weight? Do you have things that you are waiting to do, wear, or experience until you reach a certain “goal weight?” What if I said you could do all of those things today? I’m sure wearing a bikini right now sounds a

by Viola Van de Ruyt, VandeRuyt Wealth Management Group –  This fear for women is a very valid question. It is usually asked in the form of “can I afford to retire?” My standard answer has always been: “well, that depends on what you plan to do in retirement.” Will your days be filled with gardening

by Paula Kully –  Within its walls, the Mary Winspear Centre is a beehive of activity that encompasses a wide variety of workshops, classes, conferences and performances. It brings live entertainment to the Charlie White Theatre that ranges from local high school musicals to big names like Canada’s Jann Arden. On the outside looking in,

by Jesse Holth –  One of the most remarkable features of Esquimalt Lagoon is how it almost feels below sea level. Part optical illusion and part reality (this low-lying area is considered a Tsunami Hazard Zone!), the wide expanse of ocean is visually striking. With parking all along the Coburg Peninsula, you’ll drive on the

by Lara Gladych –  OPENINGS Pizza Pleaser Colosso Pizzeria & Grill is open in Sidney for dine-in and take-out, at 9819 Fifth Street. They have a Pizzeria in Brentwood, too, at the corner of West Saanich and Wallace. www.colosso.ca. Natural Foods Mother Nature’s Market & Deli is scheduled to open this May! Currently operating on Cook Street,

by Trysh Ashby-Rolls –  Lambs and their mothers dot the landscape across the Gulf Islands. Lambing is in full swing. Alongside the driveway up to the warm sheep shed where Jodi Schamberger bottle-feeds day-old twins, older lambs curl into their mothers’ wooly backs in fields of scrubby grass. Two grey lambs with black faces, exhausted