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Forget Whole Foods. In June 2016, on Salt Spring Island, you opened Canada’s first permanent zero-waste grocery store; Germany was just before you, creating Original Unverpackt (Original Unpackaged). By achieving zero waste, it’s not only about reducing consumption but extends to the design of products and the industrial processes which allow for components to be […]

by Doreen Marion Gee – We live in a world of impossible expectations for physical beauty. Women especially are devalued from birth with cultural messaging – through media and advertising – that, unless they fit the perfect skinny body ideal, they are not quite “good enough.” Tara Brunet, a local entrepreneur, wants to upset that

by Lara Gladych –  My visit to the Villa Eyrie Resort for their second Wine Society Social is hard to recap without feeling a bit nostalgic – that’s how much I enjoyed it! The entirety of the experience from beginning to end was full of lovely details, and I dare say even enchantment when you

by Amber Isles –  Last March, surrounded by a room full of amazing women in business I was named Seaside Magazine’s 2016 Woman To Watch. What an honour! As any entrepreneur knows, starting a business from the ground up comes with its fair share of ups and downs. Awards such as these and support from

Your son Eric was born with Aortic Stenosis, a narrowing of the aortic valve in the heart, which in turn restricts blood flow through the valve. How was this discovered?  It was not evident until the umbilical cord was cut. In Eric’s case the valve was completely closed and he was immediately critical. We were