Snowflakes on the windows; fresh gingerbread with hot mulled cider; Sarah McLachlan’s “Wintersong” on the CD player. Clearly Christmas is just around the corner. A quaint sign indicates that this is now Noel’s, not Santa’s, Workshop; the hub of a professional crafter’s world – where the action is. Read the rest of this entry »

A vacant piece of land in Central Saanich sitting idle for the past 50 years suddenly has a new 'lease' on life. Tsartlip First Nation recently announced a major project taking place on their land near Brentwood Bay. The Stelly's Road property will see a gas station and convenience store taking shape over the next few months. Read the rest of this entry »

If the third greatest fear is acrophobia (fear of heights), as popular lore dictates, and the second greatest fear is necrophobia (fear of death) or thanatophobia (fear of dying), and the greatest fear is glossophobia (fear of speaking in public), then is it fair to conclude that perhaps the worst fate imaginable is ... Read the rest of this entry »