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Feeling Not-So-Merry During the Festive Season

November 25, 2021

by Doreen Marion Gee - Life is not as simple or predictable as the Hallmark cards. The holiday season can be joyful and exciting, but, for some people, it is also a time of sadness, loss and grief. It is essential to take care of the person in the mirror at this time of year, [...]

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2021 Holiday Book Wrap-Up

November 25, 2021

by Jacqueline LaPlante - "Indian" in the Cabinet: Speaking Truth to Power Jody Wilson-Raybould (Harper Collins) Wilson-Raybould's memoir highlights her experiences in federal politics including her appointment as Minister of Justice and Attorney General. Raised with a family respect for fair principles of government, Wilson-Raybould understood the need for Canada to make substantive changes. Her

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Connecting With Crafts: Making Memories through Family Fun

November 25, 2021

by Patricia Pearson & Ashley Stelck, Hansell & Halkett vintage home decor | photos by Amanda Cribdon Photography - More than ever, we are all craving good authentic connections. What better time than the holidays to slow down, gather around, and create lasting memories (along with some cute crafts that you can bring out each

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A Festive Family Tradition

November 25, 2021

by Dagmar Kaffanke-Nunn and Cassidy Nunn - Dagmar: as an immigrant child growing up in a German family, Christmas was the most exciting time of the year. Our mother would send us to the post office with the sled to fetch enormous parcels from our rich aunt in Hamburg. They were filled with beautiful clothing,

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Seaside Homes – It’s Our 14th Home, and No, We’re Not Done Yet!

November 25, 2021

by Janice Henshaw | photos by Janis Jean Photography - "This is the 14th house we have built, and we have lived in it for over five years, the longest we have ever stayed in one house since we were married," says Liz. She and her husband Bill have one more house to build –

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Raising the Bighouse: Revitalization in the Tsawout Community

October 28, 2021

by Brooklyn Cribdon | photos by Amanda Cribdon Photography July 17, 2009: This was the last time the SȾÁUTW̱ (Tsawout, pronounced "say-out") Nation had a gathering place. On a Friday evening in 2009, a fire engulfed the Nation's Longhouse, with flames visible across the Peninsula, and left nothing but ashes and bits of steel in

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Meet Your Neighbours – William Murdoch

October 28, 2021

by Deborah Rogers | photo by Amanda Cribdon Photography Our community consists of people with all sorts of stories. Some have lived here all their lives, some moved here for school or work, and many in our community moved here at retirement. I spent a charming morning at Sidney All Care Residence, meeting of one

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Leeks Three Ways

October 28, 2021

by Courtney Thomas, Quince Café & Ice Cream | photo by Janis Jean Photography With the changing seasons and cooler temperatures outside comes a desire to spend time in a warm kitchen making the most of all the local produce available. Root vegetables and alliums feature prominently this time of year and what better time

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Little Adventures – Becoming a Parent in a Pandemic

October 28, 2021

by Cassidy Nunn | photos by Nunn Other Photography By the time this column is published, I'll have a 19-month-old. It's been 19 months of pandemic living with a newborn and now a toddler. Most of my friends have still never held my daughter, and many have yet to see her in person. So I

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Arts Scene – The Poppy Project: Paying Tribute Through Painting

October 28, 2021

by Jo Barnes | graphic courtesy Island Blue Print Co. Ltd. For 100 years the poppy has served as a symbol of remembrance. Millions have been printed, put together, and pinned on lapels. Now they are being painted. Local artist and art teacher Odette Laroche and her students created oil paintings of poppies based on

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