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– by Valerie Green – Have you ever wondered what it would be like to sit down and talk with some interesting characters from Greater Victoria’s past? If so, wonder no more. Although these conversations are merely creative figments of my imagination, they are all based on fact. Emily Carr was a renowned Victoria artist […]

– by Alana Delcourt, Licensed Esthetician; Certified Oncology Esthetician; Natural Holistic Nutritionist; Owner, Fresh Esthetics Studio –  While the summer has been fabulous, I love fall because I can focus on healthy skin, undoing damage the sun and summer may have caused. I’m often quoted saying “If you play you pay” – meaning it’s time to take care

– by Barry Mathias – Life from a Gulf Islands persepective. It is amazingly difficult to work out how many people live on a particular island: it is akin to estimating a cord of wood, or the number of wet days in the average year. There are so many variables. There are the “true” islanders:

– by Trysh Ashby-Rolls – September is Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) month. Also called Lou Gehrig’s disease after the famous baseball player who suffered from this motor neuron disease that eventually claimed his life. It’s one of those diseases nobody wants to talk about. When Kim Davis experienced some of the early symptoms he didn’t

– by Tina Kelly – If you’re not a boat owner, you may assume there is no reason to visit your local marina. Think again – docks and wharves are home to a wide diversity of marine animals. Unlike fixed piers, floating docks rise and fall with the tide and offer you an opportunity for