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Photos by Janis Jean Photography -  The lead-up to Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year for many – myself included! With Christmas gift-giving on our minds, we’re fortunate on the Saanich Peninsula to have so many inspiring and distinctive shopping options to peruse when looking for something that's just right for a …

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photos by Janis Jean Photography -  The holidays are often a time to flex your culinary muscles and impress guests with some homemade offerings that go beyond the ordinary. It's also the time of year when we have firm favourites – dishes that it just wouldn't be the holidays without. What camp do you fall …

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by Jackie LaPlante -  River of the Gods, Candice Millard In 1857 British explorers Richard Burton and John Hanning Speke set out to discover the source of the Nile. Despite morale-defying hardship, life-threatening illness and persistent professional rivalry, the adventurers push on to eventual success. Burton’s diaries depict his empathetic recognition and treatment of the …

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by Deborah Rogers -  I can't turn down a good tale. If it involves family secrets passed down through the generations, effort on a vast scale, overcoming obstacles and turning challenges into opportunities, well it's hard for me to resist. Something else I find hard to resist? Fruit cake. Imagine then how intrigued I was …

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