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    Susan Musgrave: The Poet

    Writer and poet Susan Musgrave’s life is a far cry from the mundane. In fact, she says her role as a “soc ...

    Writer and poet Susan Musgrave’s life is a far cry from the mundane. In fact, she says her role as a “social misfit” started early in life, when she was kicked out of her kindergarten class for laughi ...

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    Diving into British Columbia

    Peter Vassilopoulos confesses to getting hooked on snorkelling and free diving early on, “at age 11, mayb ...

    Peter Vassilopoulos confesses to getting hooked on snorkelling and free diving early on, “at age 11, maybe 12,” while growing up oceanside in Cape Town. For Peter Vassilopoulos, the sea has always bee ...

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    Return to the River

    It had been 67 years since I lived on Vancouver Island and was excited to be going back. I had planned to ...

    It had been 67 years since I lived on Vancouver Island and was excited to be going back. I had planned to leave tomorrow – Monday – but heavy snow was forecasted for Coquihalla highway Sunday night. I ...

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    My Eyes Are Never Stopping

    "They take me on trips," says Victoria landscape painter Anne Meggitt. “Shireen will book us somewhere to ...

    "They take me on trips," says Victoria landscape painter Anne Meggitt. “Shireen will book us somewhere to stay and Brett will do all the driving.” Road trips are commonplace for Anne, her youngest dau ...

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    Before & After - Suzanne Cascanette

    Suzanne Cascanette is a newcomer to Vancouver Island who works in international trade and is a Subject Ma ...

    Suzanne Cascanette is a newcomer to Vancouver Island who works in international trade and is a Subject Matter Specialist relating to Canada Customs rules and regulations. She is partnered with a globa ...

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    Salt Spring Rambles

    Learning of the numerous parks on BC’s largest Gulf Island inspires an April hiking holiday on Salt Sprin ...

    Learning of the numerous parks on BC’s largest Gulf Island inspires an April hiking holiday on Salt Spring. Our walkabouts begin just north of Vesuvius Bay with a pastoral two-kilometre stroll around ...

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    When Music is the Medicine

    When music is your métier but you love to help people, how do you combine the two to make a career? Dr. J ...

    When music is your métier but you love to help people, how do you combine the two to make a career? Dr. Johanne Brodeur found the answer when she began to study music therapy, which has evolved into h ...

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    Telegraph Cove Calling

    Telegraph Cove lies on the northeast coast of Vancouver Island at the entrance way to Johnstone Strait. H ...

    Telegraph Cove lies on the northeast coast of Vancouver Island at the entrance way to Johnstone Strait. How you enter depends on your landlubber or sea salt status. ...

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    Old Dame; Young Heart

    In the early sixties, when Hilly was studying at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rotterdam, she worked as a s ...

    In the early sixties, when Hilly was studying at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rotterdam, she worked as a stylist for a well-known designer while she designed and sewed clothes for her friends to make a ...

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    Life on the Lights

    "I'll give it a year and if I don't like it I'll leave!" That's the deal Evelyn Bruton made with her hers ...

    "I'll give it a year and if I don't like it I'll leave!" That's the deal Evelyn Bruton made with her herself when she was 19 and headed out on her own from Ellerslie, Alberta to Vancouver. Unbeknownst ...

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    The Art of Hand Blown Glass

    When people enter GBS, the welcome they'll get from Ann Fowle is as sparkling, warm and alive as the deli ...

    When people enter GBS, the welcome they'll get from Ann Fowle is as sparkling, warm and alive as the delightful array of glass objects that surround her. Full of enthusiastic energy, Ann is eager to i ...

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    Lantzville: Hometown Heart

    The small coastal community of Lantzville may be a lot quieter since its days as a booming coal mine town ...

    The small coastal community of Lantzville may be a lot quieter since its days as a booming coal mine town in the early 1920s, but its heart still beats strong. The Village Pub, also affectionately kno ...

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