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– by Carole Pearson – The community of Brentwood Bay was originally known as Sluggetts (or Sluggett’s). In 1875, John Sluggett arrived on the Saanich Peninsula from Ontario and purchased 1000 acres of land, reaching from Benvenuto Avenue to Clarke Road, and from the water to East Saanich Road. In August 1892, a post office was opened in the Sluggett home to serve the small number of local residents. When letters and parcels were mailed, they’d be addressed to the ‘Sluggett P.O.’ and the area became informally known as Sluggetts.Read More

  A highlight on Vancouver Island’s cultural calendar takes place at the Mary Winspear Centre in beautiful Sidney-by-the-Sea from Friday, October 17th through Sunday, October 19th, and promises to continue a tradition of showcasing excellence. The Sidney Fine Art Show (SFAS), now in its 12th year, is one of the largest and most anticipated juried art shows in British Columbia. Produced by the Community Arts Council of the Saanich Peninsula (CACSP), it showcases the best of the region’s most recent fine art, while providing a significant economic boost to theRead More

Barb, how long have you been at Saanich Peninsula Hospital? I have worked at SPH, in a variety of roles, for 17 years. I am proud to live and work in this wonderful community. Have you seen a lot of changes in how things are done in the OR? In recent years there have been many changes in the OR. Advancements with instrumentation and improvements in surgical procedure have meant shorter stays in hospital for patients. In many cases patients have surgery and go home the same day, where inRead More

– by Ian Chisholm – When I moved here 10 years ago, the first thing I noticed was the high number of what author Bo Burlingham calls “Small Giants” (smallgiantsbook.com) – businesses that choose to be great instead of big. Behind each of the stories in this issue is the question of why anyone chooses to own and operate a small business? It’s daunting: the investment, the sacrifice, the hours, the effort, the risk and the responsibility. Here are a few of the reasons I work the way I do andRead More

You launched your business in 1997. With the role of an advertising agency dramatically changing over the years, what do we really need from this type of business? Help in planning, researching, creating, producing, picking media … all of these, or none of these? The change is remarkable. The role of advertising agencies has evolved with innovations in technology. This has caused the expectations of consumers to change, too. We now know that consumers want a relationship with a brand. It’s no longer a single, “broadcast” style method of communication.Read More