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Minter: Winter protection for your plants

Minter: Winter protection for your plants

Master gardener Brian Minter: "It's wise to check your entire yard....to catch anything you may have forgotten to winterize."
Healing helps us find our purpose in life

Healing helps us find our purpose in life

To heal the haunting of guilt and shame, we need to forgive ourselves, but before we can forgive ourselves, we need to first understand why we made the negative choices in the first place.
Travel: The must-do in the desert just outside Dubai

Travel: The must-do in the desert just outside Dubai

The Red Sand Desert Safari is just one of the highlights of our five-day trip to Dubai – the skyscraper-crowded city where the desert meets the Arabian Gulf.
Looking for fresh family adventure vacation ideas? Squamish advisor has tips

Looking for fresh family adventure vacation ideas? Squamish advisor has tips

From thrilling activities to cultural immersion: Unlocking the best family far-flung vacations.
Minter: Important points on plants

Minter: Important points on plants

A garden walk, even around your small space garden, is very important this time of year, says master gardener Brian Minter.
Column: Watch for federal tax hikes in 2024 on booze, carbon

Column: Watch for federal tax hikes in 2024 on booze, carbon

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation warns of payroll, carbon and alcohol tax hikes for consumers in the new year.
New West welcomes B.C.'s first baby of 2024 — at midnight exactly

New West welcomes B.C.'s first baby of 2024 — at midnight exactly

Taylor Stutsky, born in Royal Columbian Hospital on Jan. 1, 2024, to parents Julia and Travis, was declared B.C.'s first-born of the new year.
Minter: Flowering shrubs, and bringing cuts indoors

Minter: Flowering shrubs, and bringing cuts indoors

Master gardener Brian Minter: "A well-planned garden can provide an almost limitless supply of colour."
Minter: Cut flowers — and understanding their healing effects

Minter: Cut flowers — and understanding their healing effects

Cut flowers are the "new hugs" as they often trigger "feel-good" hormones, explains master gardener Brian Minter.
Navigating Christmas with ADHD kids

Navigating Christmas with ADHD kids

During the Christmas holidays our kids’ schedules are often out of whack in regards to meals, bedtime and amount of screen time etc.