Hailing from Victoria, BC, nearly the farthest west (or left) one can be, Oliver Swain is Canada’s quintessential folk and traditional musician.  He eats, sleeps and breathes music, and his prolific career evidences this in many ways.  With his pure, finely tuned vocals that have an astonishing range, and his undeniable [...]

Wearing so many hats in a day it can be hard to find time time to pamper myself. Especially when trying to plan a massage appointment with my bestie Genevieve who shares the same extreme workaholic issues. Once a year we try to force a few hours in for ourselves. We [...]

Last month we looked at 5 Tips on Listening in answer to the question: How do I get my six year old to do what he’s asked WHEN he’s asked? Part two, below, examines some building blocks for encouraging cooperation – reworking and fine-tuning the Dance of Communication.
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Nearly two months ago our friend Matt’s system was stollen from his car in Fernwood Village, unbeknownst to the thief he had easily stollen 80% of our music scene on the smaller island as most of our sound was provided by Alchemi Living Arts founding member Matt Burt.
Despite the collective [...]

With the epic May Long Soccer Weekend approaching we thought it only fit to grace our cover with Salt Spring’s own Soccer Supernova Sue-Ann Donaldson seen here obviously beating  an opposing player to the ball. The Salt Spring Women’s team recently captured the Stephanie Shergold Cup this year! Yeah Champs!!
Hit the soccer field for the [...]

Running on empty? If your car needs gas do you beat yourself up or be depressed for days? No, you go and fill it up…right?
When you run out of energy or fall into depression due to overwork, stress, illness or a myriad of other reasons, what do you do?
How many of us stop [...]