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This is the first in a four-part series on some of the unique and local shops the Saanich Peninsula has to offer. During the 1980s, the demand for hot tubs was sweeping the West Coast. The introduction of materials such as acrylic allowed manufacturers to abandon the traditional wooden barrel style of hot tub, for […]

– by Chris Genovali – When Douglas Neasloss, Resource Stewardship Director and former Chief Counselor of the Kitasoo/Xai’xais First Nation, first noticed grizzly bears on coastal islands in B.C.’s Great Bear Rainforest, he was concerned. Although mainland parts of his traditional territory contained both grizzly and black bears, only black bears were known to live

– by Barry Mathias – This is part of a rotating series of articles on members of Sidney Meet Up Women’s Networking Group, featuring women in business on the Saanich Peninsula. It’s always exciting to meet someone who is genuinely passionate about the work they do. Such was the case when I interviewed Linda Walker,

– by Chloe Hale – Beauty Queen contests are competitions not purely based on appearance but also personality, confidence, intelligence and talent. Revisiting Sidney’s very own beauty queen contest, Miss Sidney, we see that all the young women crowned over the past 100 years showed a unique self and represented Sidney in a positive light.

– by Linda Hunter – This is part of a rotating series of articles on members of Sidney Meet Up Women’s Networking Group, featuring women in business on the Saanich Peninsula. Life’s most difficult times are those that benefit most from simplicity. At end of life, a time requiring clarity and understanding, is precisely when