Stories

by Steve Sakiyama -  My first attempt at flying was as a young lad when I jumped off our front porch with an open umbrella. You know, like Mary Poppins. Although scratched from a rough landing in the bushes below, in a state of convoluted logic my next flight plan involved the use of a [...]

by Cassidy Nunn | photo by Nunn Other Photography -  "Is this really what you want to wear today?" I ask my daughter as she stands in front of me, sporting grey tights with patterned sprigs of lavender and a hot pink long-sleeved shirt underneath a neon green t-shirt with TAHITI splashed across the front.

by Heidi Hackman & Colleen McNamee, District Career Coordinators, SD 63 | photo by Janis Jean Photography -  The presence and power of "Sister Solidarity" may not have been born at La Boutique in Sidney, B.C. but the graduating students of the VIU/SD63 Hairstylist program are proving every day that this kind of power is

by Tilar J. Mazzeo | photos courtesy Devine Distillery -  Every so often, I like to check in with some of the local craft brewers, distillers and winemakers to get an idea of what we can expect for new-and-upcoming releases here on the Saanich Peninsula, and, when I recently heard that Kevin Titcomb and the

by Tabatha Golat -  The year is 2013. I'm at home watching my sister play a new video game. The graphics are incredible, almost like watching a film. I'm not a big video game player myself, but the storyline is riveting and I am immediately mesmerized. I think to myself: "This would make a great

by Cassidy Nunn | photos by Nunn Other Photography -  "Humans and horses have had a connection for thousands of years [and it's] because of this connection we are where we are today," says Ann Martins, a dedicated horsewoman who's spent most of her life working with and observing these remarkable animals in all sorts

by Stephanie Staples | photo by Janis Jean Photography -  You've more than likely seen them on the streets of Sidney, North Saanich or perhaps bedazzled in the Sidney Sparkles parade. Curious looking, three-wheeled, electronic assist bikes aka trishaws, with an energetic pilot pedalling in the back and a couple of happy-looking people sitting comfortably