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The Professionals – Profitability: More Than Dollars & Cents

September 28, 2023

by Alice Bacon & John Carswell, Brentwood Bay Village Empourium | photo by Tanya Murchie – Photography - As a Saanich Peninsula resident for 35 years, I've seen a lot of changes which have had both positive and negative effects in our community. Most negative changes are a result of external forces: economic (the high [...]

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The Golden Years – Retirement Post-Covid: An Impossible Dream?

September 28, 2023

by Sherrin Griffin VP, Operations, Sidney SeniorCare - It used to be that we equated the approach of our senior years with retirement; the two used to go hand in hand. It seems that these days, that simply isn't the case. With the rising cost of living in an already strained province, coupled with today's

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In Fashion – Fashion by Season: It’s All About Timing!

August 24, 2023

by Anami Vakil, Moden Men's - It's mid August as I write this, my notifications on my phone include "heat advisory for south coast," and I'm hanging fleece teddy coats at the front of my store. If you don't know what a teddy is, think of it as ill-advised attire for mid-August! But this is

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The Future of Food Seaweed, Bees & Farming on the Peninsula

August 24, 2023

by Jamila Douhaibi | photo by Scottee Giles - If you look up "the future of food," you will read about seaweed and insects being the main protein for the future. Past futurists have discussed food in pill form, along with issues of food security and the lack of abundance that some countries currently have.

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Living Off the Land – Peninsula Streams Society: From Sea to Soil to Sustainability

August 24, 2023

by Jo Barnes | photos by Kathryn Alvarez Photography - Tangles of invasive blackberry canes dominated and choked out any other plants along the stream. Fish numbers were dwindling and nearby pastures were flooding. If we were to stop there, this would be just another sad story of damage to the local environment. But some

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