Stories

Trade Student Spotlight – Taking the Leap: Markus Granger

August 22, 2024

by Heidi Hackman & Colleen McNamee, District Career Coordinators, SD 63 | photo by Kathryn Alvarez Photography - September will bring with it cooler weather and lots of excitement, nervousness and anxiety, and like our weather, it is all very normal. For many recent graduates who will be venturing into a new educational adventure, their [...]

Trade Student Spotlight – Taking the Leap: Markus Granger

Globehopping – Epicurista

August 22, 2024

story and photos by Cathy Larsen, Departures Travel - n. (eh-pik-your-ees-tah) A person who enjoys great food, wine, and celebrations with friends and family, anywhere around the world. Food is one of the most irresistible reasons to travel. It offers a rich, multi-sensory connection to the culture, history, and people of a region. Every dish

Globehopping – Epicurista

Seaside Book Club – August Meeting

August 22, 2024

by Deborah Rogers - Des Kennedy's gentle tale of communal living on a small Gulf Island was just what our group needed for some light summer reading. Commune tells the story of a young and idealistic couple who decide to give up their lives and academic pursuits in Vancouver and join the back-to-the-land movement in

Seaside Book Club – August Meeting

Arts Scene – Music at Stelly’s Secondary: In Tune with Teenagers

August 22, 2024

by Jo Barnes | photo by Tanya Murchie - Remember those high school years? You felt a mix of emotions: embarrassment, awkwardness or confusion. But for most of us, there was one thing to help channel that teenage angst or dispel the blues: music! At Stelly's Secondary School, in Saanichton, students have the opportunity to

Arts Scene – Music at Stelly’s Secondary: In Tune with Teenagers

On Design – Centrepieces: From Everyday To Festive

August 22, 2024

by Paul Chambers, Davidson Chambers Entertaining & Home | photos by Tanya Murchie - As we shift from the bright days of summer into the first days of fall, decorating changes more at this time of the year than any other. With a few decorating holidays upon us, we tend to put additional thought into

On Design – Centrepieces: From Everyday To Festive