by Annilee Armstrong –
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HAPPY RETIREMENT
Bayshore Home Health
After 12 years as Area Director for Vancouver Island, Stasia Hartley is retiring. She will be finishing up some special projects with Bayshore Home Health before her retirement in January. During her tenure, Bayshore (which offers home care services for the elderly) expanded from one office in Victoria to multiple offices across southern Vancouver Island, opening the Sidney office and IV clinic in 2015. Stasia plans to spend her time focusing on family, travelling with her husband Brett and continuing to volunteer in the community she grew up in.
Dig This
After 10 years of lovingly owning Dig This – Sidney, Margot Wilson is retiring. Dig This moved to the current location at 9813 Third Street in 2013. Tracy Hilton joined the team in the first year and has been the backbone of the company ever since. They have enjoyed meeting all their fabulous customers over the years and the Sidney business community has been amazing to be a part of.
Margot and Tracy aren’t sure exactly what retirement will look like or how the next chapters will unfold, but they are both looking forward to finding out.
The store will remain open through the holiday season and will wrap up for
good by end of January. https://tinyurl.com/y6pnnv72.
WARM WELCOME
Deep Cove Market
Dan and Karalyn Schuetze and Mike and Charlotte Edwardson are thrilled to join the team at the Deep Cove Market, located at 10940 West Saanich Road, as they step into ownership of this well-known and beloved community store. The journey that led to this changing of ownership started with a simple love and appreciation for the market and honour and gratitude for the 18 years that Rosemary Scott has dedicated to developing and nurturing this community. With gratitude and excitement, this new team is looking forward to continuing with Rosemary’s vision and adding their fresh passion and energy to it. www.deepcovemarket.com.
Sidney Scones
Chelsey Columbus, creator of scrumptious gourmet scones and owner of beloved community staple Sidney Scones, will be opening a new storefront (date TBA) located at 9762 Third Street! Chelsey is looking forward to this exciting new venture and is thankful for the local support. For up-to-date information on hours and opening dates, visit www.facebook.com/sidneyscones.
Floyd’s Diner
A warm welcome to the neighbourhood to Floyd’s Diner, located at 6719 West Saanich Road (in the old Sassy’s location), which opened November 1. In addition to their satisfying portions, the staff at Floyd’s strives to maintain a fun and friendly, family-oriented atmosphere for all to enjoy. Stop in and enjoy the Mahoney – the dish that made them famous! www.floydsdiner.ca.
THE GREAT OUTDOORS
Pollinator Partnership Canada
W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council is pleased to announce the Victoria Airport Authority (VAA), in partnership with Pollinator Partnership Canada, has built a native species plant pollinator garden at YYJ.
The garden is located along Willingdon Road next to the roadside digital billboard, in W̱SÁNEĆ territory. The area was originally a thriving Garry oak meadow that supported a rich and diverse ecosystem, featuring grasslands, woodlands and abundant camas wildflower fields in the spring. This land holds high significance to the W̱SÁNEĆ People’s culture and history. The new garden will increase the biodiversity of the area, bring awareness to the importance of native plant species, and honour the original ecosystem.
Sidney Spit Annual Closure
The Gulf Islands National Park Reserve lands on Sidney Spit are closed to the public this winter to allow for deer hunting by local First Nations people. This annual closure lasts from November 1, 2022 to February 28, 2023. Since 2005, Parks Canada has closed public access to Sidney Spit for traditional hunting. This public closure extends to all of the national park reserve land during this period. Parks Canada has created a hunting schedule to increase safety, avoid conflict with volunteer events and reduce the occurrence of multiple parties hunting simultaneously. For more information call 250-507-6653.
CONGRATULATIONS
Beer Awards 2022
Congratulations to both Small Gods Brewing and Beacon Brewing for their respective wins at this years Beer Awards!
Beacon Brewing took Second Place in the Specialty Beer category with “Capacitor.” Small Gods Brewing took Second Place in the Fruit Beer category with “A Many Splendored Things – Saison W/ Tangerines.” www.beaconbrewing.ca; www.smallgods.ca.
Under Paris Skies
The Saanich Peninsula Hospital & Healthcare Foundation has announced that the 2022 Gala – Under Paris Skies – raised its biggest total ever of over $500,000. This year the Foundation is raising funds in three areas to better healthcare for everyone on the Peninsula through improved facilities, technological upgrades and support for its wonderful staff.
