reviewed by Virginia Watson-Rouslin – The next time you’re contemplating a cruise, you might consider this: should a crime occur in international waters, it’s quite possible that the offender might get off scot free. Unless, of course, you’re lucky enough to have a retired Canadian detective aboard ship, as the passengers in John Smith’s murder […]
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by Karen Morgan, Executive Director, SPHF – A friend of mine mentioned a recent visit to the Science Museum in London. He saw the very first CT Scanner (pictured). It’s amazing to consider how far we’ve come! The new CT Scanner at the Saanich Peninsula Hospital has been operating for about three months now, and
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For many Saanich Peninsula residents, it comes as a surprise that legendary Canadian rocker Barney Bentall performs in Saanichton once a year and raises big money for a local charity. Last year, Barney Bentall & The Cariboo Express Show raised just over $27,000, which was split between the Mustard Seed Food Bank and the Sidney
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by William Webster – At best, this is a complicated subject as a lot depends upon your expectations, experience and wallet. If you are just looking for reliable transportation, then you live in the right place as the South Island is loaded with local, low mileage, well cared for cars that are not considered desirable
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As Remembrance Day nears, my thoughts always turn to one veteran in particular: my grandfather, Norman Constantine, who served as a Captain with the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals in the Second World War. A few years before he passed away, my mom and I sat down with him and my grandma with a list
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