Stories

by Sue Hodgson -  Putting together a January issue is not always easy. Not only do the deadlines align with the busy season, but it can also be a strain to come up with compelling content. After the excitement and abounding creativity of the holiday, January at times might seem like the downward descent – [...]

by Annilee Armstrong -  News, changes, updates, launches? Email noteworthyseaside@gmail.com.   GOING GREEN REMINDER Single-Use Plastics Ban Sidney's Single-Use Plastics and Foam Container Bylaw comes into effect on January 1, 2023. The bylaw will restrict businesses from distributing: plastic checkout bags, plastic straws, plastic utensils (including stir sticks), and foam takeout containers. The new bylaw

by Ashley Ruffle, Financial Advisor, Raymond James -  In past years, much has been made of retirement savings plans designed to generate a high percentage – as much as 80 percent – of an investor's pre-retirement working income. This assumes that your retirement spending will be a slightly lesser version of your peak earning years,

by Jesse Holth -  What is the connection between democracy and health? Our physical and mental well-being is inevitably affected by society at large – including the freedom to express ourselves, to feel a sense of safety and belonging, and ensure our human rights are upheld equally. According to Our World in Data, there is

by Devon Bird, Moden Boutique & Moden Essentials -  After multiple seasons being inundated with comfort-first, stay-at-home styling, this spring's collections reintroduce a return to tailoring, embracing the 80s, albeit in a more tastefully proportional way. You can rest assured we are not advocating for Dorito-shaped blazers and David Byrne-esque pleated trousers, but the once

by Dr. Florence Fernet-Leclair, Central Saanich Optometry Clinic -  Do you enjoy outdoor activities such as golfing or sailing? Are you over 65 years of age? Do you have light-coloured eyes? Do you have a family member with macular degeneration? Have you had cataract surgery? Do you have cardiovascular disease such as high blood pressure

by Dr. Marita Schauch, ND, Tall Tree Integrated Health Centre -  It's easy to dream big, but usually living out our biggest dream reality results from all the little choices we made to get there. This coming new year, I want to highlight small goals in the areas we may feel are deficient or that

by Jo Barnes | photo by Janis Jean Photography -  Wearing his park warden Stetson on his head, he patrolled the parks and recorded in a log book his daily observations of what he saw. Now retired, former Canadian national park warden George Mercer has traded in his Stetson for a writer's cap, and this

by Cassidy Nunn | photo by Nunn Other Photography -  "Well, the fruit sure doesn't fall far from the tree now does it?" my Dad said on a recent FaceTime call as he watched his two-and-a-half-year-old granddaughter race around the living room collecting all her toy horses, assembling them in a line, proceeding to brush