Stories

by Deborah Rogers -  November can be a bit of an in-between month. Those beautiful blue-sky days of September seem so long in the past, but December and all its festivities are still weeks away. How to make the most of the month when the days are suddenly shorter and it's just possible it might [...]

by Stephanie Staples | photos by Leah Gray -  I don't know when the thought of sitting on the beach whittling a stick felt appealing to me, but when I found out that local woodcarver and 13-year veteran of the craft, Doug Philp (of DCCP Creations) was offering up lessons for absolute beginners, I was

story and photos by Susan Beiderwieden -  Right now, I'm the girl on the train, hurtling along at 240 km an hour heading for the Chunnel. No, not the title character from Paula Hawkins' 2015 novel by the same name. And, truth be told I'm long past girlhood, feeling like a well-seasoned mature woman who

by Sue Hodgson -  We know the weather this summer has been somewhat unpredictable across Canada, but here in Victoria we have had a glorious season. It's mid-September as I write this, and the days are still warm, but there is a slight chill in the air as the nights approach, so we know fall

by Jo Barnes | photos by Kathryn Alvarez Photography -  Awww, nuts! Just when you think you have hazelnuts all figured out, you discover you might not even have the name right – apparently in Europe they're typically called filberts. But closer to home, here on the Saanich Peninsula, these mouth-watering morsels are known to

by Bernard (Bud) Beauchesne, Account Manager, Small Business, WE Banker, TD Canada Trust -  The past few years, as well as the current economic environment, have presented businesses with unique challenges, many of which they have never faced before. The impacts of these challenges vary greatly by industry, location and financial strength. One of the