– by Suzanne Morphet – He shoots, he scores! NHL Alumni – two, Cuba Cruise Crew – one. You don’t expect to watch former hockey pros like Bernie Nicholls wielding a stick on the deck of your cruise ship, but Cuba Cruise isn’t like any other cruise line I know. It combines the best of […]
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– by Hans Tammemagi – 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. Monica Reekie wears so many hats she could start a millinery shop! Four days a week she works at the Robert Bateman Gallery in
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– reviewed by Cathy Sakiyama – Based on the cheery yellow cover with a smiling girl and the reviews of ‘delicious’ and ‘rollicking’ I was expecting a happy romp through Von Bremzen’s foodie recollections. The title seemed to suggest that Soviet cooking was the main subject matter. It was not. It ran a distant second to
– by Doreen Marion Gee – Exercise is the ultimate panacea for many ills, helping us keep our heart and body strong and healthy as the years advance. This knowledge underlies the excellent Take Heart program at Panorama Recreation Centre that focuses on building a healthy ticker. The effective and beneficial program gives people a
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For over 25 years kids have been playing ball at the Rotary Park Field of Dreams. The Park, located just off Victoria Airports’ runway 31, is a place kids can dream of becoming a pilot, playing in the big leagues, or just getting a burger and fries after the game. The Peninsula Baseball and Softball
– by Michael Forbes – My wife Lisa is the most disciplined person I know. We could be on the eve of the apocalypse and she wouldn’t miss her exercise workout day, out there running alongside the four horseman dodging lava flows and stuff. The fact that she takes care of herself means that I too
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– By Chris Genovali, Executive Director, Raincoast Conservation Foundation – Raincoast Conservation Foundation’s Applied Conservation Science Lab at the University of Victoria approaches academia in a distinctive manner. Supported by the Tula Foundation and Raincoast, and led by Raincoast’s long time Science Director and Hakai-Raincoast Professor of Geography Dr. Chris Darimont, we are making history as a
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– by Julian Sale – Health is something that we all need to monitor constantly, even for our vehicles. We rely on our cars and trucks to get us to work and to play on time, and with reliability. Carmakers have strict maintenance plans to follow, which, in an ideal world would catch any problems
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I spent some time in England at the start of January. I go to visit my family, but also to soak up the different culture. I love to immerse myself when I’m over there: listening to the radio, watching the news, reading the papers, even watching television is a different experience. This visit I was
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As you start this month and this year, take a moment to reflect. Post-eggnog, it’s easy to want to speed forward with gusto, packing up the ornaments until next year and juice-cleaning your system from all the holiday indulgence. But ease your foot onto the brake for the next few days, and gift yourself the
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