Stories

by John Kernaghan -  News, changes, updates, launches? Email noteworthyseaside@gmail.com. Sidney's Average Tax Rise $102 That's what owners of a mean residential property will pay after the town pared an originally-projected 8.42% increase to 6.04%. The town used reserve funds and put off some spending to get the increase down. Mayor Cliff McNeil-Smith said inflation [...]

by Dr. Marita Schauch, ND, Tall Tree Integrated Health Centre -  Ever wonder why it's so hard to get motivated with New Year's resolutions in January, and why come spring you feel that gust of motivation to deep clean your whole house, try a bunch of new activities, or start crushing your goals? Well, that

by Jo Barnes | photo by Kathryn Alvarez Photography -  Just like carrots, cucumbers, or corn, flowers are a farm crop grown on the Peninsula. But just as these crops nourish the body, the power of flowers can nourish the heart. Bordered by old forest and tucked away behind Elk Lake is Spangelo Flower Farm,

 photo by Tanya Murchie -  Ever since I was little, I have been a "dog person." When the Seaside team decided to photograph their First and Last Word with dogs and puppies from the Victoria Humane Society, it was like achieving a life goal – with a side of chaos and cuteness! Trying to get

story and photos by Scottee Giles -  Earth Day is April 22 and what better way to show some love for the planet than to leave a beach cleaner than you found it? Brentwood Bay has many public beach accesses between Stelly's Cross Road and Marchant Road and off Sea Drive. Waterview walking trails follow

by Deborah Rogers -  The debut novel by Amanda Peters, The Berry Pickers, proved to be an extremely popular choice for our group. There's been quite a bit of buzz about the book, which won the Discover Prize last year, and perhaps with no surprise due to Peters having previously won the Indigenous Voices Award.

by Steve Sakiyama -  "I know it is wet and the sun is not sunny, but we can have lots of good fun that is funny." (Dr. Seuss, The Cat in the Hat) By April, I'm ready to move on from grey clouds and rain. More sunshine, please. At the same time, I embrace them