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Local blogger, nutritionist and now author, Julie Cove is releasing her first book this March. Beautifully illustrated with hundreds of photos and whimsical colour drawings, Julie is bringing the knowledge gained from healing her own body to a larger audience. Julie suffered debilitating back pain for many years until she discovered the alkaline lifestyle and […]

by Susan Simosko – Spend one day with Donna Petrie and your head will spin. With astounding energy, Donna fulfills the complex role of Executive Director for the Sidney Business Improvement Area Society (SBIA). At any given moment, she juggles dozens of projects and initiatives, speaks with SBIA members, supports, promotes and helps coordinate large-scale

by Deborah Rogers – I might be a surprising choice for the motoring column, but I do love cars! Not in a “tinker-with-the-engine,” “spend-weekends-at-auto-shows” sort of way; I just love to drive a really nice car. I’ve used the excuse that there’s never the perfect vehicle for all occasions to try lots of different machines.

by Lara Gladych – WATERFRONT HAPPENINGS Lift Your Spirits Victoria Distillers (formerly Victoria Spirits) is nearer to opening on Sidney’s waterfront. The 8,500-square-foot space on Seaport Place, which will house the distillery, received the critical distilling system back in January. The building has been undergoing renovations over several months to prepare for the system (built

by Gillian Crowley – PEI’s Lennie Gallant This renowned Canadian singer-songwriter has recorded 10 albums (eight in English and two in French), which have won him a host of awards and nominations from the JUNOs, the East Coast Music Awards and Les Prix Eloizes. He was recently honored with the Canadian Folk Music Award for

by Krista Scotvold, Senior Advisor, Investments Island Savings (a division of First West Credit Union) Putting some time and thought into your financial future is a fantastic way to celebrate International Women’s Day this year. Although the basics of financial planning are the same no matter your gender, women face unique lifestyle and economic issues

by Shannon Donnelly – Community giving surpassed all expectations with Rudi Hoenson’s $200,000 Matching Gift Campaign in support of purchasing overhead lifts at Broadmead Care. It was expected to take two years to raise the funds needed but support was overflowing by the end of December thanks to the generosity of community business leaders and

Join the Peninsula Celebrations Society for its Annual Easter Egg Hunt at 1 p.m. on March 27, 2016 at Dominion Brook Park (across from Panorama Recreation Centre in North Saanich). Children are invited to bring their Easter baskets to the lovely heritage park – the Easter Bunny will have been up since dawn hiding eggs

by Valerie Green – Can you imagine what it must be like to have your child taken from you in a split second, and 25 years later still not know where he is or whether he is alive or dead? No one could – unless they had experienced it. For Crystal and Bruce Dunahee, that

by Janice Henshaw – “The body you want in the time you have.” This is the logo of Sidney business Vibes Fitness, and it’s certainly an inviting one to consider as we move swiftly towards spring. The mother/daughter team of Dawn Robertson and Meghan Raza opened the workout studio in 2011 and will celebrate five