Spring into Sexy with Bold & Bright Colours: Brighten up your spring wardrobe with new floral favourites and stay cool in natural cottons and silks Your Afternoon Date: Get playful in these spring and summer must-haves. A pop of floral accessories will turn heads, and in this outfit you are sure to hit it off. This season […]
– By Doreen Marion Gee – Please visit respective venue websites for further programming and registration information JUNE June 4 or 11: Learn to Fish Hands-on program teaches children and youth rod rigging, casting & conservation. They will enjoy an hour of fishing at Elk Lake. Equipment provided. Age 5 – 15 yrs. Thursdays 6
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– by Deborah Rogers – Over the last three issues of Seaside we have been investigating the state of housing on the Saanich Peninsula. Looking at the three municipalities, we’ve talked with developers, architects and municipal representatives. To finish our investigation we wanted to turn the conversation over to the people who live and
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– by Carole Pearson, photos by nuttycake.com – Call it “the karma of composting.” It happens when kitchen waste collected from Sidney residences is transformed into nutrient-rich soil and spread on flower beds in local parks and public areas that beautify the town for the enjoyment of all. This is one outcome of the Capital
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– by Julie Morris, photos by nuttycake.com – You, like me, might not have heard about David Suzuki’s Blue Dot Tour (www.bluedot.ca) which began in Atlantic Canada last September and headed West with a final stop in Victoria last November. However, a 10-year old local resident took its message to heart and wrote to every
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Has the ocean always been a passion of yours? Paleoceanography seems to be an incredibly specialised field, how did you end up becoming a world leader in this area? My passion began when I was young with family vacations to the coast, and a high school physics teacher who helped me shape the beginning of
– by Carolyn Herriot – This month I am going to switch things around with some proven recipes for the garden that either improve growth and blooming, or help control pesky problems, naturally and inexpensively. Spectacular Rose Recipe Before blooming: 1 cup alfalfa pellets 1/4 cup rock phosphate 2 Tbsp magnesium sulphate (Epsom salts) Mix
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– by Julian Sale – Now, more than ever, commuters and drivers have the option to “go green” by buying eco friendly vehicles. This not only means driving fuel-efficient, hybrid, or electric vehicles, but buying vehicles that are manufactured using more recycled materials, and are more recyclable at the end of their lifecycle. Here are
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– by Barry Mathias Photos by nuttycake.com – Historically Central Saanich was a farming area, but over the years there has been a gradual change. The Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) now covers approximately 60 percent of the district, and is mainly hobby farms, with a few small working farms and vineyards. The municipality embraces both the
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– by Gillian Crowley – Who are these grey-haired women in frumpy dresses and outrageous hats warbling protest songs? They’re the Victoria Raging Grannies, marching down the aisle of the Star Cinema to introduce a documentary titled Granny Power about this international phenomenon. Started in Victoria 28 years ago, the Raging Grannies now have more than 80
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