Stories

Words Jo Barnes Photos Sarah Hartley Photography This column has covered everything from planting to productivity, mulching to marketing and flowers to farm animals. But out of the hundreds of columns that have been written, one topic has, quite surprisingly, been overlooked. What is this mystery oversight? It is the most basic component of farms: [...]

Words June Murray Dagnall Have something for New & Noteworthy? Email noteworthy@seasidemagazine.ca. Warm Bowls, Warm Hearts The fourth annual SOUPer Bowl fundraiser has been announced, with 100% of proceeds going to the Saanich Peninsula Lions Food Bank! Enjoy delicious soups, dinner buns, desserts, coffee/tea, and live Celtic-inspired music from the Island B’ys, plus a silent

From Left to Right Tabatha Golat, Kelly Finerty, Leah-Anne MacLeod, Janis Jean, Cassidy Nunn, Allison Smith, Amber Wahl, Katherine Kjaer, Lin Skrivanos & Sue Hodgson At Seaside Magazine, we’re lucky enough to work with a team of true “Women to Watch” every issue. From our photographers to our Creative Director to our Publisher and Owner,

Words & Photos John Kernaghan and Pamela Martin ARMAGH, Northern Ireland – As you walk the streets of this ancient town, you see two unmistakable landmarks sharing one name: St. Patrick. From the lesser hilltops or in gaps between 400-year-old dwellings, St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Cathedral shows on one high perch. St. Patrick’s Church of

Words Allison Smith, Editor-in-Chief What happens when you never stop to rest? Too often, as women, we keep going – because we feel we have no choice, or because so many people rely on us. For the past three-and-a-half months, my mom has been both wife and caregiver to my stepdad after his knee replacement.

Some women shape the world not through noise or notoriety, but through resilience, compassion and the quiet determination to carry on. Enid Pennington is one of those women, and her life story is a powerful reminder that true influence often reveals itself over time. Born in Liverpool, England, during the Great Depression, Enid grew up

Words Seaside Sue, Publisher & Owner Love is one of those words we use often, but do we ever stop and really consider its meaning? We tend to think of love as romantic, and something that happens in big moments. But the longer I live – and the more stories I have the privilege of

Words Jesse Holth Photo Sarah Hartley Photography Liam Edwards is the newly-appointed Chief Administrative Officer for the Town of Sidney. We chatted about local infrastructure, protecting our watersheds and reducing our ecological impact. As Executive Director of Infrastructure and Finance for the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, you worked with every municipality in B.C. What lessons

Words & Photos RAD Recreation Adapted Society Making outdoor recreation accessible, independent and possible (again). RAD Recreation Adapted Society (RAD) is a Canadian Registered Charity that was founded with a simple belief: sustaining a mobility injury or living with a disability should never mean losing access to the outdoors, movement or adventure. Based in British