by Doreen Marion Gee – September 3: Sea Shirt Sunday. Create your own ocean-themed fashion tee, pillow or bag. Bring pillow case, cloth bag or T-shirt (white shirts available for purchase). $2 for fabric paint. 1 to 3 p.m. All ages. Regular admission; passes and memberships accepted. Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea. www.salishseacentre.org. 250-665-7511. […]
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Owner / Publisher Sue Hodgson Chats with Carly Burbank, Managing Director of Pangea Fossils Ltd. You and your husband run a successful “dinosaur” company, with your work displayed globally. Give us a glimpse into this world and what it takes to operate this type of company. Anyone running their own business knows it comes with
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story by Janice Henshaw; photos by www.nuttycake.com – As with assessing peoples’ characters, snap judgments about other people’s homes can be misleading. Upon arrival at this month’s North Saanich home off Lands End Road, the first thing I saw was a brown hot tub sitting at the side of the gravel driveway. The live-edge siding
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by Paula Kully – One of the great things about writing for Seaside Magazine (besides the amazing women who run it), is the fact that the magazine consistently works to give back to the community. The recent success of the Fourth annual Taking it to the Street charity fundraiser for Help Fill A Dream Foundation
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by Jo Barnes – Some want to play hockey with friends. Some want to volunteer their time. Most just want to make a difference. Where do these people all go to direct this energy? They take it to the street. “The street” was the pavement and sidewalks outside of the Mary Winspear Centre, the
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by Gillian Crowley – “What’s next?” is an exhilarating yet daunting question upon retirement and even more so if one takes early retirement. For some, developing new hobbies and travelling is not enough. That was true for Susan Reece when she retired after 30 years in a high-powered career in publishing and returned to Canada
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by Jo Barnes – You don’t have to go through it alone. For those dealing with dementia and for their caregivers, it can be a challenging and often isolating journey, but the Alzheimer Society of B.C. offers support groups and services that lighten that load. Since 1981 the society has been accomplishing its work through
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story by Janice Henshaw | photos by nuttycake.com – Although I have visited many incredible homes for Seaside Magazine, I was still awed by the magnificence of this Saanichton home when the craftsman-style front door swung open, revealing vaulted white shiplap ceilings, fir floors and tall windows that fill the house with light. At the
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story by Janice Henshaw | photos by www.nuttycake.com When homeowners Marie-Andree and Martin opened the green-and-white paneled front door in welcome, I felt an immediate sense of warmth emanating from them, and from their sunny yellow walls. Martin, a community health worker, explained the reason for their recently completed renovation: “I’ve seen a lot
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by Jo Barnes – “Grandma, look at all these people. They all have different things on the go; they all have different stories.” Everyone has a story to share, a life moment or experience that’s important to them. Megan Hetherington, who said these words while waiting with her grandmother, really captures the human stories
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