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Arts Scene – Sidney Literary Festival Society: Getting It Write

March 30, 2023

by Jo Barnes | photo by Kathryn Alvarez Photography - Book lovers! What's better than holding a new book in your hands? How about a handshake from the person who wrote it? Since 2013, the Sidney Literary Festival Society has been celebrating writers, readers and the written word and, from April 20 to 22, will [...]

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Saving the Earth, One Soap at a Time

March 30, 2023

by Jesse Holth | photos by Scottee Giles - Anne-Marie Daniel, the founder of North Saanich-based research company NatuR&D, gets her inspiration from biomimicry – the idea that nature has already designed the perfect solution to any problem. "How can we learn from nature and innovate based on natural designs?" One recent invention is their

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Seaside Homes – “Best Renovation” Winner 2022 Care Awards

March 30, 2023

by Janice Henshaw | photos by Geoff Hobson Photography - When you stand on the glass-panelled deck looking out over the ocean towards James, Sidney, D'Arcy, and the San Juan Islands, it feels like you are on a ship's bridge at sea. In fact, the homeowner wondered at first, looking out at crashing waves on

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Pet Talk – Why Senior Pets Need Extra Care

March 2, 2023

by Jacqueline Nicoll, K & Co. Marketing - Most of us can agree that a senior animal with big, droopy eyes and greying beard can instantly have the effect of making our hearts melt. However, as much as our veterinarians will agree on the level of cuteness, they are analyzing something slightly different when they

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Living Off the Land – Anneth Farm: Physicians to Farmers

March 2, 2023

by Jo Barnes | photos by Kathryn Alvarez Photography - Home. It's a place where we can be ourselves. We can putter in the garden or relax in a big comfy chair with our dog by our side. For Stan and Chris Vuksic, owners of Anneth Farm, their "garden" is a seven-acre plot of land,

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