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Seaside Magazine welcomes your feedback! Send letters to the editor via deborah@seasidemagazine.ca or post your comments on our Facebook wall! Letters may be edited for space and content. Thank you so much for including our photo in the November issue ! Rebecca is thrilled and we have had a lot of great feedback. – Shawn Steele […]

– by Suzanne Morphet – Can culture pave the road to prosperity? The people of Belgium think so and are investing 68 million Euros – that’s almost $100 million – to help their city of Mons rise to the challenge of being Cultural Capital of Europe for 2015. Canadians better know Mons as the place

– by Doreen Marion Gee – This is the second in a six-part series of profiles on some great local businesses that are working to keep us all in good health. A year and a half ago I dislocated my shoulder, an extremely painful ordeal requiring a trip to emergency. After my shoulder was reset,

– by Michelle Bourgeois, RT, Trainer, Sports Nutritionist – Ahhhh … wintertime! That time of year when many folks mimic the great grizzly and go into hibernation mode. Spending their spare time curled up in front of a warm fire with a book and a hot beverage just sounds so heavenly compared to the alternative of

– by Trysh Ashby-Rolls – My mother was born on December 13, 1914, in a boarding-house somewhere behind Paddington Station, London, where she worked as the housekeeper. Her father, a naval commander at the Battle of Jutland, took his tiny daughter home to his family in Yorkshire, explaining her as another of his “little scrapes.”

– by Michael Forbes – Dozing on the couch, I was jarred awake by the sound of bells. As my eyes adjusted to the TV, I made out the scene of a living room adorned with a Martha Stewartish tree, roaring fire and ice frosted windows. The pleasant holiday memories that washed over me abruptly

– by Gillian Crowley – Artistic Celebrations Celebrate the season by immersing yourself in the Peninsula’s arts and music scene and check out our artisans’ one-of-a kind gifts. May you all have a joyous December! Here We Come A-Carolling The Peninsula Singers are bound to get even Scrooge in the Christmas mood with favourites from

  – story by Susi McMillan | photos by nuttycake.com – Sidney Waterfront walk As well as the view to Mt. Baker and Sidney spit, highlights are the Seaside Sculptures, the Fish Market at the foot of Beacon Ave. The one way 2.35 km Heart Smart Walkway is a flat walk, so good for all

– 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. In today’s world, smart consumers want to deal with companies guided by good values and principles. Cheryl Young, Real Estate professional, and Sharon

– by Valerie Green – Have you ever wondered what it would be like to sit down and talk to some interesting characters from Greater Victoria’s past? If so, wonder no more. Although these conversations are merely creative figments of my imagination, they are all based on fact. As Christmas rolls around once again, the story