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– by Susan Simosko – What kind of holiday shopper are you? Do you like to stroll around looking for that something special for each person on your gift list, or do you like to zip around picking things up here and there, knowing you’ll sort out who gets what later? Regardless of your personal […]

The Magic of Christmas Season at The Butchart Gardens begins on Tuesday, December 1st with the Light-Up Ceremony. At 5 p.m. the switch is thrown and The Gardens come alive with thousands of coloured lights. Sing along with the Traditional Carollers or listen to holiday favourites performed by the Festival Brass. Bring the family and

– by Shelaugh Begg – As kids we all had heroes, whether they were on the screen or in real life. In our teenage years, we looked up to movie stars and rock singers. By the time you are in your 40s, however, or older, it is a lot harder to see a hero. I

  – by Carole Pearson – The sheltered waters of Brentwood Bay are located on the eastern side of Saanich Inlet. Early Malahat and Saanich peoples used the area as a winter home base. There was deer and waterfowl to hunt and fresh fish and intertidal shellfish to supplement dried food stocks until it was

– by Lara Gladych –   OPENINGS Bookkeeping SecurityHouse Accounting Services is celebrating the grand opening of their second location, now in Sidney, December 1st. At SecurityHouse, they take pride in offering small- and medium-sized businesses a range of services such as bookkeeping, accounting and tax preparation. “Give us your books – take back your

  photos by nuttycake.com • special thanks to trendspotter Susi McMillan THE GIFT OF A GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP Tucking yourself in each night is almost as exciting as the day’s events when it includes your own creations. Paula Grypma from Outlooks Design creates bedding with you. Manufactured in Canada, the possibilities are wide open from

  – by Doreen Marion Gee – Do you run out of gift ideas during the holidays? And wonder what will light up the face of that hard-to-buy-for person? The interesting shops at Mattick’s Farm have something unique and beautiful for everyone on your shopping list this year. With its Scandinavian roots, The Ladybug Boutique

– by Doreen Marion Gee – This is part of a rotating series of articles on members of Sidney Meet Up, featuring people in business on the Saanich Peninsula. One starry night in October, there was magic in the air. Happy people received Crystal Awards for Business Excellence from the Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce

– by Valerie Green – Throughout history, women have lost children for many different reasons such as difficult births resulting in stillborn infants or deaths from such diseases as pneumonia, scarlet fever or smallpox. Today, parents are losing children to an equally horrific kind of death. The tragic end of young lives, which can no

When you’re young, getting caught up in the spirit of the holiday season is easy: Santa, his reindeer, the possibility of a white Christmas, gifts under the tree and countless other things all combine to make December simply magical. Speaking of magic, I believed in Santa Claus until I was 12 years old. Yes: 12!