– story by Barry Mathias, photography by nuttycake.com – Seaside Investigates Peninsula Housing Challenges and Solutions … International housing affordability survey ‘Demographia – 2015’ rated the Greater Victoria region as the second most expensive place to live in Canada. Housing was certainly on the agenda for many at recent local elections. We asked writer
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There is no time like the present to get a handle on your personal finances. Regardless of your age or income there are many ways that good financial planning can benefit you, both in the short-term, and the long-term. Statistics show that many Canadians are living with increasing levels of debt, and without a clear
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– by Lara Gladych – This is the third in a six-part series of profiles on some of the Saanich Peninsula’s wonderful restaurants and pubs. There’s already a rumbling of customers throughout the Prairie Inn, just minutes after opening late-morning on a brisk and sunny Saturday. Manager Jamie Day seats me at a cozy table opposite
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Participate Go out, have fun and enjoy the abundance of church, sports, music, art and community events. You and your family don’t have to go far to join in. Check out your local newspaper, online info and Seaside Magazine event announcements to learn what’s out there. mypeninsula.ca/events/ Connect Do you know your neighbours? A
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– Story by Hans Tammemagi, Photography by nuttycake.com – Approaching from Brentwood Drive, the new home towers like a castle, gleaming in its newness and elegance. Passing potted plants, I cross a drive of interlocking bricks and climb up a wide stairway. The front door is embossed with an attractive native carving with a Salish
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– by Deborah Rogers – For me, it isn’t Christmas unless I have an advent candle to light each night through the month of December. We always had one when I was growing up, and I’ve continued the tradition for my own children. Having the candle on the dinner table and burning down a number
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– By Sharon Hope – The Long Way Home Louise Penny (Minotaur Books) Inspector Armand Gamache now retired and living in Three Pines, is approached by Claire Morrow to find her husband Peter who has not come home after a year’s separation. The novel follows Armand, his former assistant Jean-Guy and Clara’s friend Myrna as
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You have been with the Sidney Lions Food Bank for 15 years. Can you give us a glimpse of the changes that have occurred for the organization over this period, highlighting some of the significant ones. In that 15 years the Food Bank has been in three different locations, each one has been better than
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There are holiday memories to be made in Sidney this winter. The Sidney BIA has pulled out all the stops to bring exciting and heart-warming activities to the town this holiday season. Do you hear the sound of hooves? New this year Victoria Carriage Tours are bringing their unforgettable horse-drawn carriage experience to Sidney. Setting
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– Story by Barry Mathias | Photography by nuttycake.com – The house is set in a peaceful, one acre landscaped property, with many mature trees. At the bottom of a gentle incline there is ample parking surrounded by lawns, flowerbeds and ornamental bushes. To my left is an attractive double-garage, separated from the house
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