This year will be the 1st Annual BNI Seaside Family Festival. In support of the Sidney Food Bank and neuroblastoma (childhood cancer) research, young and old are invited to come and join a day of family fun. Sponsored by Business Network International Seaside, the event takes place on Sunday June 7, 3 p.m. – 7 […]
– by Gillian Crowley – Local Authors Read to Support the Festival Two well-regarded local authors will be part of a fundraiser for the 2015 Sidney and Peninsula Literary Festival. Pamela Porter is an award-winning poet who writes books for children. She has received a Governor General’s award for her verse novel Crazy Man and
Seaside Arts Scene: Monique holds her storyteller’s lens to the Indigenous experience
– by Suzanne Morphet – I knew it was a bad idea soon after our boat pulls away from the dock. I’m aboard the Ioanna, a motor cruiser that takes tourists along the rugged Aegean coastline of northern Greece to see the ancient monasteries of Mount Athos. Greeks call Mount Athos the Holy Mountain. I’d
From ho hum to ha ha! A Greek cruise takes a surprise twist
– 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. Even with my untrained eye I could see the talent and years of skill that went into the beautiful outdoor cushion cover with
Beautiful, Practical & Sustainable: Nancy’s “Sew” Creative
– by Julian Sale – With Father’s Day in mind, I ask that fathers take their kids to a car show, and I ask kids to take their fathers to a show. It seems in today’s busy world, some of us forget to stop and smell the flowers – or rubber as it were. I
