by Trysh Ashby-Rolls – Up and down the Northwest Pacific coast, from southeast Alaska to northern Washington State, you’ll find totem poles. Before Europeans came, bringing metal tools with them, totem poles were no bigger than walking canes. Their purpose was traditionally a representation of each family-clan’s life, although sometimes they were used as house […]
Offshore: Not Such Poles Apart
by Donna M. Stewart, Hear Central Saanich – Animals do so much to enrich our lives. This is especially true for those with hearing loss. Untreated hearing loss (when someone has a significant hearing loss but does not use amplification) has been linked to depression, social isolation, cognitive decline, impaired memory, anxiety, and even an
Inside Out: Animals – Hope for the Future of Hearing Loss
As we prepared to send the April issue off to press last month I struggled to find a topic for my Last Word. After over eight years and around 80 columns, sometimes I feel like I’ve written about everything. I discussed the problem with a friend of mine. “I feel like your column used to
Sometimes it can be difficult to know where to start going green. In this issue of Seaside, we’re talking with green people and green businesses in our community. Whether it’s the environmental innovations at the airport, Janice Henshaw’s findings on green tips for your home or the opening of Canada’s first permanent zero-waste grocery store,
100+ Women Who Care Saanich Peninsula Meeting: 1. Lynn Henshaw presents the Bridges For Women cheque 2. Shelley Mann, RE/MAX Camosun Saanich Peninsula Information Centre Open House: 3. Pat Taylor, Audra Bevan and Denny Warner, Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce; Marc Bourdon, Chamber Group Insurance HeadWay Health Fair 2017: 4. Jenneke van Hemert, Therapeutic
