In my grandmother’s work at a Beacon Community Services Thrift Store, as a volunteer, she says ‘good morning’, chats with the customers, and often exchanges jokes and stories while she helps them find what they’re looking for. One man, who I now know as Robin, used to come in on the last Wednesday of every month. Read the rest of this entry »

There is a lot of talk about the CRD’ proposal for sewage treatment. But are they talking about the right things and why should folks in Saanich care? The CRD are proposing a centralized secondary treatment solution with one part at McLoughlin Point and the other part, the sludge part, at Hartland Road. Read the rest of this entry »

You’ve seen it on TV, read it in the papers and heard about it on the radio. Another environmental disaster! “Smog kills hundreds in China”, “a fuel truck crashes and spills its load into Goldstream Park”, “Japan’s nuclear plant leaks into the Pacific Ocean” and “an Ontario town experiences serious health issues from an abandoned nickel mine”. Read the rest of this entry »

More often than not people driving on Patricia Bay Highway fail to observe the flotilla of rowing boats on its daily plough up and down Elk Lake. Elk Lake is not only home to a vibrant local rowing scene, it’s also the home of the Canadian men’s international rowing team. Read the rest of this entry »