Stories

by Steve Sakiyama -  I have a master's degree in mechanical engineering, so it should be a simple matter to fit my beautiful granddaughter into a child's car seat. In reality, it is near impossible to guide her flailing limbs and squirming body around and through a three-point belt system designed for fighter pilots. In [...]

by Sherrin Griffin VP, Operations, Sidney SeniorCare -  "Longevity" has become a bit of a buzzword these days as people strive to stop their biological clock, or even reset it. While we have always pursued the fountain of youth, new scientific discoveries, advanced testing and more accessible technology have made it possible to perform detailed

by Tina Kelly -  "Conservation Work," states the sign nestled in the sand at Willows Beach. Behind the sign, 19 people congregate around a collection of buckets, laundry baskets and Rubbermaid bins. The task at hand is prepping 1,000 eelgrass shoots for transplanting nearby. All of this work is organized by Saanich Peninsula-based SeaChange Marine

story by Tilar J. Mazzeo | photo by Tina Witherspoon -  Last month, I alluded to the "perverse incentives" in our provincial winery legislation. This month: how we got there. The history involves a trip through Hansards and Orders in Council circa the 1970s. There are quotas, lobbyists, administrative rules and a government monopoly. Broad

by Tabatha Golat -  With Father's Day approaching, I've found myself reflecting on my own relationship with my father and how it shaped my love of movies and filmmaking. As a young girl, my sisters and I would frequently "borrow" my Dad's camcorder to create our own news broadcasts, commercials or amateur remakes of our

by John Kernaghan -  News, changes, updates, launches? Email noteworthyseaside@gmail.com. SLEGG BUILD A BOAT AFLOAT AGAIN The popular Canada Day competition is back at Sidney's Beacon Park July 1 as backyard naval architects and shipwrights assemble craft and sail (or try to) using $250 worth of materials donated by Slegg Building Materials. Slegg's Jason Balderston

by Jackie LaPlante -  The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness Jonathan Haidt With a PhD in social psychology, Jonathan Haidt is well positioned to explore the social changes wrought by teenagers' exposure to technology. He cites research pointing to marked increases of depression, anxiety and

by Cassidy Nunn | photo by Nunn Other Photography -  The image of horse-drawn carriages is one that invokes a great sense of nostalgia – a link to the past, to a time when the city of Victoria (then Fort Victoria) was just starting out, an era before cars, when horses were commonplace on the