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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

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

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.

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

by Jo Barnes –  Christmas is just around the corner and this year you’ve promised yourself not to leave your shopping until the last minute. You could go online and shop from your computer, but everything seems so expensive. You could visit the big box stores and save some money, but nothing is really unique

by Valerie Green –  Many significant things have happened in November throughout history. Here is just a sample of some of the fun historical trivia as we welcome in what is usually a dreary month of rain but also a time when we remember all those who have given their lives in military service. Let’s

by Lara Gladych –  NEWS Royal Welcome It was a great honour for Brown’s the Florist to be selected to design the floral arrangements for the recent Royal Visit. They used fresh stems from local Eurosa Gardens and Mt. Newton Floral. The Sidney and Westshore teams helped balance the demanding workload while the downtown shop

by Corrine Gardner, Senior Advisor, Island Savings Credit Union –  Winter vacation and migration planning is in full swing in homes across the Peninsula and, if you’re among those families preparing for a trip away in the next few months, buying some form of travel insurance should be included on your to-do list – even for

by Jim Townley, President, Fresh Cup Roastery Café Ltd. –  “Continuously reinventing your organization doesn’t mean you have to start from scratch with each new innovation. Exploring new opportunities is an incremental process that begins with sensitivity to changes in the broader environment.” ~ V. Govindarajan. As a local coffee micro-roaster for over 15 years,

by Trysh Ashby-Rolls – Pain is the insult winter adds to injury and chronic conditions like arthritis. Stiffness waking up, joints screaming for attention, a twinge here, another there, compounded by pre-Christmas rain, snow and cold temperatures and the absence of friends gone south to warmer climes until spring. In the British publication, Medical News