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This year our self-guided tour of greater Victoria’s gorgeous water gardens includes a beautiful home in Deep Cove, with fabulous gardens and a unique water feature surrounded by a concrete deck at the back of the home. Taking place Saturday July 11, from 9.30 a.m. – 4.30 p.m., there is something for everyone on this […]

– by Lara Gladych – RETAIL Comebacks, Changes and New Faces Miss Bliss Clothing Boutique in Sidney is again featuring its “$20 Tuesdays” over the summer. Find great deals on the sale rack outside every Tuesday, where everything on the rack is, yes, only $20! Miss Bliss is located at 2389 Beacon Ave. Call 778.426.0479,

– reviewed by Kristine Marshall – For this review I was given the choice of various books to choose from. Being a lover of fiction I chose Quintin Jardine’s, Mathew’s Tale and trundled off to Tanners Book Store to pick up my complimentary copy (thank you Tanners!). I wasn’t disappointed. Mathew’s Tale is Jardine’s 40th

– by Valerie Green – July 1st is a national holiday in Canada. Formerly known as Dominion Day, it initially commemorated the confederation of Upper and Lower Canada and some of the Maritime Provinces. This year it is Canada’s 148th birthday – certainly not a great age when compared to other countries and other cultures.

Climate change is always a hot topic and perhaps no more so in the local farming community than this spring when we’ve seen everything come up very early. Most notably, our big red juicy Peninsula June strawberries were actually May berries this year! Raspberries, and quite possibly blueberries, will already be at the market in

– by Doreen Marion Gee – 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. The relationship between massage therapist and client is very intimate, with close personal contact. A therapist’s people skills and compassionate bedside manner can

– by Julian Sale – The west coast of BC is a unique and beautiful place. We enjoy mild weather in our rain forest climate. Look around and you’ll see vast shorelines, beautiful mountains, trees galore, big parks, amazing sunsets and the list goes on. Tourists love visiting the west coast, whether from Canada or

– by Carol Cooper, CFP, CHS, CLU, CPCA – Having flexible and affordable health and dental benefits can be a challenge for business owners. Traditional insured plans can be an option but aren’t a good fit for all. As more and more services are being de-listed from our provincial medical plan, the cost burden is

What do your summer plans look like? Are you camping on the island? Having a Gulf Island getaway? Perhaps you’re venturing further afield. When summer arrives, and it seems to have arrived early this year, I find I get itchy feet. With the peninsula full of tourists eating ice cream and lazily strolling the waterfront,

The news has two objectives: to report what’s just happened and to rehash, in the most sensational terms, what is apparently always happening. Like the obesity beat, the ‘what gives you cancer’ beat or the housing crash beat. What about the WWII veteran beat? After interviewing Rudi Hoenson for Seaside’s Can We Talk article (page