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Inside Out – Hospital 101: More Than Meets the Eye at SPH

September 26, 2024

by Heather Edward, CEO, Saanich Peninsula Hospital & Healthcare Foundation - At some point in our lives, all of us need our local hospital. Visits to the Saanich Peninsula Hospital (SPH) could be for low acuity emergencies such as a minor accident like a fractured ankle, or a major medical crisis such as a cardiac [...]

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Meet Your Neighbours – Emily Bland: Food – A Love Language

August 22, 2024

by Jamila Douhaibi | photo by Sarah Hartley Photography - Food is so many things – it's sustenance, culture and friendship. It's also Emily Bland's love language and the way she serves the students at Sidney Elementary School. After working to receive her Red Seal as a chef, she decided to move away from 16-hour

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Little Adventures – On Loss

August 22, 2024

by Cassidy Nunn | photo by Nunn Other Photography - "Awwww, we don't have any more animals," my four-year-old daughter said sadly, kicking at the ground and pouting her lips as we walked to our laundry room together. We'd just had to say goodbye to our older dog, Kieffer, that morning and almost two weeks

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On Design – Centrepieces: From Everyday To Festive

August 22, 2024

by Paul Chambers, Davidson Chambers Entertaining & Home | photos by Tanya Murchie - As we shift from the bright days of summer into the first days of fall, decorating changes more at this time of the year than any other. With a few decorating holidays upon us, we tend to put additional thought into

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2024 Fall Book Wrap-Up

August 22, 2024

by Jackie LaPlante - Hey, Zoey Sarah Crossan Sarah Crossan's funny yet pensive novel explores several pertinent social issues – the foremost being whether and to what degree humans are susceptible to artificial intelligence (AI). Dolores discovers a full-sized, AI-equipped blow-up doll in her garage. Should she confront her husband? Does a dalliance with an

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