Stories

Words Jamila Douhaibi Photo Wind Gypsy Photography A thrifter, a mother, a shop owner, a grandma, a manager of two businesses and a local artist-hub creator. This seems like too many descriptors for one person, but Katherine Margetts is all of these things and more. Having lived in Sidney for 18 years, she has grown [...]

Words Jo Barnes Photos Sarah Hartley Photography For years, people at this site have been taking a swing towards flag markers to improve their golf game. Now, at Island View Farm & Mini Golf, the owners and their team are enthusiastically taking a swing towards regenerative farming and restoration of the land. “Ten years ago,

Words Jesse Holth Photo Sarah Hartley Photography Christie Hall is a local resident who has redefined herself in middle age – we chatted about the Highland Games, following your dreams and refusing to let fear stop you. Can you tell us a little bit about yourself and your background? I’ve lived, worked, volunteered and raised

Words Cassidy Nunn Photos Nunn Other Photography Tasha Medve is one of those people who radiates warmth and enthusiasm. She’s a self-described extrovert who’s now amassed an online following of over 800,000 people on her online platforms over the past seven years. It was while on maternity leave from her successful career in real estate,

Words BC Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation Every school day across British Columbia, something quietly remarkable happens: students in more than 1,500 schools receive fresh, locally grown food, that was planted, harvested and delivered by B.C. farmers who are their neighbours and their community. For more than two decades, FRESH for KIDS has made that possible.

Words Kelly Finerty The year is 1926. Tenth Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King, the man you see on the $50 bill, returns to office, King George V is monarch, Queen Elizabeth II is born and Warner Bros. releases the first film synchronized to sound. Locally on Vancouver Island, Saanich Peninsula Branch 37 of the Royal

Words June Murray Dagnall Have something for New & Noteworthy? Email noteworthy@seasidemagazine.ca. Hearing Care with a Personal Touch Founded in early May 2026 by local resident Aisling Smyth, Sound Audiology is an independently owned audiology clinic serving the Saanich Peninsula and Greater Victoria community. Sound Audiology provides personalized hearing care services including hearing assessments, hearing

Words Allison Smith, Editor-in-Chief & Owner Seventeen years ago, I moved back to the Island after several years in Vancouver attending Journalism school and working for a commercial shipping journal. After being introduced over the phone, I met with Tim Flater, then-publisher of “Peninsula Times,” as it was called then, and became Editor-in-Chief. "No more

Words Seaside Sue, Publisher & Owner T here’s something about June, with Father’s Day and our annual Men to Watch issue, that makes me pause and think about the men who have quietly shaped my life – not through grand gestures, but simply by being there. My Dad was never a man of many words. He