by Gillian Crowley – September’s shorter and cooler days bring fall chores and fireside dreaming. Happily it’s also the month cultural events and entertainment gear up on the Saanich Peninsula. Music at the 148th Saanich Fair Enjoy music throughout the day at this enduring celebration of rural life. Evening openers and headliners include: Phoenix, a […]
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by Lara Gladych – OPENINGS AND RELOCATIONS Make a Splash Pacifica Paddle Sports has opened their second location on the Peninsula: Pacifica Canoe Cove, which offers kayak, paddle board and canoe rentals, lessons, tours and on-the-water storage. Peter Harris and Sandra Baron, and staff, welcome both repeat and new customers looking to explore the spectacular
by Steve Duck – Bard at the Barn makes its inaugural visit to The Roost Farm Centre and Bistro Winery with performances of Othello and Much Ado About Nothing. Come out to the farm September 8 to 11 for the fourth season of Vancouver Island Shakespeare Arts’ (VISA) summer productions on the Saanich Peninsula. This
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by Trudy Duivenvoorden-Mitic – When Katherine Napolitano and Agnes Weicker start talking about their remarkable 85-year-friendship, memories and laughter roll easily off the tongue. They met at age six on the school doorstep in rural Muirland, Saskatchewan, a time they both remember with great affection: in the coldest winter months the inkwells in the one-room
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It is a big year for Ardmore Golf Course as they celebrate their 70th Anniversary operating as a family business on the Saanich Peninsula. The course has been busy this year and is in excellent shape with the arrival of Dave Morgan who will take over the role of Golf Course Superintendent from Greg de
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