by Cassidy Nunn – The horse trailers are lined up beside the playing field and several horses stand tied to the side of the trailers as saddles are put on and adjusted, legs carefully wrapped in brightly-coloured bandages and bridles eased over the horses’ heads as the riders prepare for their Sunday afternoon chukkers at […]
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I think because another birthday of mine just rolled around the corner, and seeing my children look so grown up lately, I’ve been wondering how the world will look for them in another 10 to 20 years. Then I happened to come across an article about the sixth major extinction event and it really had
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by Zahida Machan, Lattitude Global Volunteering Like most of her friends, Jane Galloway heard the message loud and clear: if she didn’t go right into university after high school, she never would. But instead of heeding that advice, she did something different – what research indicates as a key to success in both university and
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Following from Gillian Crowley’s article “Sing Out for Joy!” in our October issue, here is a list of choral groups in Greater Victoria. Non-auditioned: Arbutus Singers – six-part mixed choir – sings popular music, Broadway medleys, seasonal favorites Gettin’ Higher – community choir; section rehearsals in James Bay and Langford Sing Your Joy – for
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Ah, innovation! To break from the old and usher in the new: a new watch or phone, a new battery, a new art form, the next clean energy source, a new potato slicer. The world economy and humankind thrive on innovation. It changes lives and history, it brought the Industrial Revolution, automobiles, electricity, jazz and
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Following a competitive bidding process, the Town of Sidney recently awarded the management of the Sidney Visitor Information Centre to the Sidney Business Improvement Area (Sidney BIA). “We couldn’t be happier,” says Donna Petrie, Executive Director of the Sidney BIA. “This will not only enable us to enhance our mandate to attract people to Sidney,
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by Shannon Donnelly, Broadmead Care – At Broadmead Care, different specialized equipment and technology are used every day to help provide the greatest comfort and care to residents, but you wouldn’t always notice it. It’s small items like the iPods used in the Music & Memory Program to provide personalized music for dementia patients, bridging
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by Tina Kelly – Sea lions, wolves and whales, oh my! Watching these animals in their own environment from the comfort of your home is possible due to improvements in technology including, and maybe most importantly, water and weatherproof camera housing. Now is the time to visit Hancock Wildlife (www.hancockwildlife.org) and dunk beneath the surface
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by Doreen Marion Gee – December 3: Friends of the Library Open House Celebrate the wonderful work of the “Friends of the Library” who raise funds for special projects and work hard to make the library an amazing place for everyone! Music and refreshments. 2 to 3 p.m. All ages. Free drop-in. Sidney/North Saanich Library.
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by Janice Henshaw – After visiting VRX Ventures Ltd. on Mills Road in Sidney, I have a hunch that one day soon, you may wish to add a new space to your home – a simulator room! VRX designs and builds stunning simulators that allow you to experience what it is like to fly a
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