by Paula Kully – Within its walls, the Mary Winspear Centre is a beehive of activity that encompasses a wide variety of workshops, classes, conferences and performances. It brings live entertainment to the Charlie White Theatre that ranges from local high school musicals to big names like Canada’s Jann Arden. On the outside looking in, […]
by Rosemary Scott, Deep Cove Market – This month’s recipe is a tribute to Chef Lucien Frauenfelder (pictured top left). Swiss born in 1938 and European trained, he will be sadly missed and remembered by all his friends, family and loyal customers at Bistro Suisse in Sidney. He wanted to share one of his recipes
by Jesse Holth – One of the most remarkable features of Esquimalt Lagoon is how it almost feels below sea level. Part optical illusion and part reality (this low-lying area is considered a Tsunami Hazard Zone!), the wide expanse of ocean is visually striking. With parking all along the Coburg Peninsula, you’ll drive on the
Island Adventures: Wildlife & Historic Sites at Esquimalt Lagoon
by Lara Gladych – OPENINGS Pizza Pleaser Colosso Pizzeria & Grill is open in Sidney for dine-in and take-out, at 9819 Fifth Street. They have a Pizzeria in Brentwood, too, at the corner of West Saanich and Wallace. www.colosso.ca. Natural Foods Mother Nature’s Market & Deli is scheduled to open this May! Currently operating on Cook Street,
by Trysh Ashby-Rolls – Lambs and their mothers dot the landscape across the Gulf Islands. Lambing is in full swing. Alongside the driveway up to the warm sheep shed where Jodi Schamberger bottle-feeds day-old twins, older lambs curl into their mothers’ wooly backs in fields of scrubby grass. Two grey lambs with black faces, exhausted
