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Little Adventures – Library Days

June 27, 2024

by Cassidy Nunn | photo by Nunn Other Photography - "Is it Library Day today, Mama?" my four-year-old daughter asks excitedly, jumping up and down. "Do I get the stickers again? How many new books can I pick? Can we get a colouring page to take home? Can we take this book out again?" The [...]

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Arts Scene – Craig Toby: Wood, Whales & the Wonder of It All

June 27, 2024

by Jo Barnes | photos by Tanya Murchie - These days, Craig Toby works with wood to construct evocative works of art depicting whales, which is a far cry from the decades he spent constructing commercial buildings. The North Saanich wood sculptor retired from commercial construction in 2005, and since then has been working with

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The Natural Path – Top Tips for Surviving Summer!

June 27, 2024

by Dr. Marita Schauch, ND, Tall Tree Integrated Health Centre - Summer is upon us, and whether you love the hot season or you don't, the heat is coming either way. Whether you're doing the status quo all summer, or getting out and creating summer magic, here are my top tips to survive and thrive

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MEN to WATCH – Beyond the Field

May 30, 2024

by Jamila Douhaibi | photos by Janis Jean Photography - They are called competitive sports for a reason. Kids often start playing baseball, basketball and soccer at a young age and coaches often push them to be the best that they can be. But with each of the coaches highlighted for this year’s Men to

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A Men’s Shed – Starting up in Sidney?

May 30, 2024

by Janice Henshaw - What the heck are Men's Sheds? Are you picturing an old shed in the backyard where a lonely fellow wanders out to his garden shed and doesn't return until dinner time? Well, you would be wrong this time! Men's Sheds are community-led initiatives that provide a safe space for men to

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HERITAGE ACRES: The Peninsula’s Best Kept Secret in Extraordinary Events and Time Travel

May 30, 2024

by Kelly Finerty | photos by Tanya Murchie - I've had several instances of time travel. Typically it happens in a dream, or while watching a period piece of film or TV, maybe even a short déjà vu where I'm almost certain I've had this experience before. On this occasion, however, I had the pleasure

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Seaside Homes – An Extraordinary Country Retreat

May 30, 2024

by Janice Henshaw | photos by Leah Gray - This gorgeous ocean-view home on 2.5 acres in North Saanich is everything you could wish for in an extraordinary country retreat. It has a beautiful in-ground swimming pool, a paved pickleball and basketball court and a raised viewing area. Mature trees and new fruit trees thrive

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MEN to WATCH – It’s No Accident: Sidney is Amazing!

May 30, 2024

by Del Elgersma, Beacon Law Centre - My wife Karen and I moved to Sidney by accident. It was the mid 1990s and we were new parents living in the suburbs of Vancouver. Tired of the traffic congestion, and with little hope of ever living close to the ocean (the reason we moved to Vancouver

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The Natural Path – Why it’s Never Too Late to Start Exercising

May 30, 2024

by Dr. Marita Schauch, ND, Tall Tree Integrated Health Centre - Summer is upon us, which means you may be thinking you missed the boat on hitting the gym for a summer body. Or perhaps each time you think about working out, you make up a million excuses for why you shouldn't. Maybe you tell

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Multi-Generational Travel: An Unforgettable Adventure

April 25, 2024

by John Kernaghan - Taking up surfing at 75 is not for the faint of heart, or sane. But it lifted my heart when I looked up from my board to see my granddaughter, six, fly ahead of me on the crest of a wave. As predicted by our instructor, Harper needed no pointers, no

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