Stories

by Jo Barnes | photos by Kathryn Alvarez Photography -  Blueberries. We love their flavour, and everything you need to know about them is in their name. They are berries and they're blue. Everybody understands that right?! Not so fast. These little round morsels of deliciousness are actually a deep indigo, and each type has [...]

by Allison Smith -  Summer on the West Coast seems to arrive so suddenly … one minute I'm frowning out the window as I gaze upon yet another low-teens, overcast day, and the next I'm sweltering in my jeans and hoodie at school pickup and need to quickly swap over my wardrobe. Once summer truly

Sue Hodgson -  On June 17 we hosted our Seventh Annual Taking It To The Street Charity Road Hockey Tournament fundraiser in support of Help Fill A Dream, and it was a banner success! To date we have raised over $135,000. We had to wait three years to start it all over again, and I

by Deborah Rogers -  "When life gives you lemons …" was going to be the theme of my "Last Word" this month. I had a whole citrus-infused riff, with pithy puns, but I find I'm just not quite ready to laugh at myself yet. I'm normally good at shaking off any urge to feel sorry

by Jamila Douhaibi | photo by Leah Gray -  June marked the beginning of Pride across Canada, with the Island's major celebration occurring at the beginning of July. In honour of our community's LGBTQQIP2SAA folks, this month's column features a remarkable up-and-coming author of two books, Amber Dawn Tonsi. Amber Dawn is not shy about

by Steve Sakiyama -  You had me at fruit pies (from the TV show King of the Hill ). My love for baking pies all started during my childhood while watching my mother cook. Although she made traditional Japanese cuisine, she also made a mean blueberry pie using a secret recipe rumored to be passed down