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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 [...]

Leeks Three Ways

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

Little Adventures – Becoming a Parent in a Pandemic

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

Arts Scene – The Poppy Project: Paying Tribute Through Painting

Conversation & Community: First Nations and Municipal Government

October 28, 2021

by Jo Barnes | photo by Amanda Cribdon Photography L to R: Ryan Windsor, Joni Olsen and Geoff Orr In a conversation, there is a world of difference between hearing someone and actually listening. While the relationship between local municipal governments, First Nations councils and communities are always developing, the efforts to communicate and the

Conversation & Community: First Nations and Municipal Government

Living Off the Land – Sea Dog Farm: Anchored in Agriculture

October 28, 2021

by Jo Barnes | photos by Amanda Cribdon Photography At this Saanichton farm, the farmer works like a dog, a sea dog that is, who is charting a new course, this time on the land. Tucked away amidst the firs and cedars alongside Centennial Park, Sea Dog Farm is a peaceful pastoral property owned and

Living Off the Land – Sea Dog Farm: Anchored in Agriculture