– by Lara Gladych –
Retail
Celebration Time…
Deep Cove gem, the Deep Cove Market, under the ownership of Rosemary Scott, will be celebrating its tenth anniversary on February 28th. The market will be offering a 10% discount store-wide, as well as free cake and coffee for the day. Drop-in and help celebrate! This lovely little market offers a vast and interesting array of specialty and local products for the foodie in all of us. Located at 10940 West Saanich Road. Visit them on the web at www.deepcovemarket.com, or call 250-656-2547.
Bosley’s Pet Store is also celebrating – fourteen years in Sidney! To mark the occasion, owners Else and Doug Busilla have extended their business hours: Monday to Friday 9 -7, Saturday 9 – 6, and Sunday 10 – 5. Bosley’s friendly team of trained Pet Experts will help you with all of your pet care and pet nutrition needs. Visit them at 2353 Bevan Avenue, where you’ll find a great selection of competitively priced pet foods, treats, toys and accessories, and a variety of both holistic and premium brands. Reach them by phone at 250-656-6977.
Health and Wellness
In Safe Hands
Bridging the gap between animals and their owners is Stable Touch Therapy, owned and operated by Registered Massage Therapist Mikaela Schubkegel. Mikaela’s main location is now the Chiropractic Center in Sidney, at 101-9837 Seventh Street. In addition to her “people” practice, Mikaela offers equine massage therapy for horses, and hopes to eventually focus on horse-and-rider massage. Her training includes hydrotherapy, pain and stress management, and assessment of over seventy pathologies and their related treatments. Call the clinic at 250-656-4611, book online through her website, www.StableTouchTherapy.ca, or email her directly at Mikaela@StableTouchTherapy. Current hours are Monday 10.45 a.m. – 5 p.m., Friday 8.30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m., and Saturday 9 a.m. – 1.30 p.m.
Cure What Ails You…
Also of note in the healing therapies is that Brentwood Physiotherapy and Massage has recently welcomed Tyler Lawson to their team. Tyler has relocated from Vancouver to take on the position, and he brings with him qualifications in Advanced Orthopedic and Manipulative Therapy, and a Masters of Physical Therapy (UBC). He employs K-taping, soft tissue release, and Mulligan style joint mobilization, to maximize function in sports and expedite recovery from injury. You can book an appointment with Tyler by phone at 250-652-6515, or online at
www.brentwoodphysio.com.
In The News
Making Headlines
Slegg Construction Materials Ltd has been acquired by Canadian-owned company WSB Titan Inc. Slegg is Van Isle’s largest supplier of building materials and supplies, and their thirteen Island locations will expand WSB Titan’s presence in Western Canada. Titan is the country’s largest Gypsum specialty dealer, and currently has 22 locations across Canada. For customers, it’s “business as usual.” Slegg Building Materials Ltd is located at 2030 Malaview Avenue in Sidney, 250-656-1125.
Making her own headlines is reporter Angela Cowan, who is new to the Saanich Peninsula news team. She has joined the editorial department of the Peninsula News Review, and will cover the Peninsula’s arts scene, local health issues, lifestyle news, the PNR’s crime beat – for which she is the principal contact – as well as District of North Saanich news. Angela comes from the PNR’s sister paper, the Goldstream News Gazette, and she replaces former reporter Devon MacKenzie, who has moved on to explore
freelance writing.
