MAKING WAVES Story by Lissa Alexander, Photography by Peter McCully Lorne and Yvonne Acheson married 14 years ago, but they’ve only recently married their artistic abilities, and the results, you could say, are cranking. Cranking: A word often used by surfers to refer to great … [Read more...] about Making Waves
OSBC
OCEANSIDE SKIM AND BEACH CULTURE Story by By Candace Wu, Photography by Peter McCully SKIMBOARDING IN PARKSVILLE A small group of avid young athletes have an ambitious idea. “We want to make skimboarding to Parksville what surfing is to Tofino,” says 19-year-old Ryan … [Read more...] about OSBC
Jump Start
JUMP START Story By Susan Pederson, Photography by Linda Matteson-Reynolds, Greg Howard, SeaSide Studios and Rob Bau To the untrained eye, it’s poetry in motion. Horses with names like Ziggy Stardust, Mr. Dress-up and Dejah-Vu fly over man-made jumps with the precision of … [Read more...] about Jump Start
Echo Valley Farms
CRANBERRIES - FROM THE BOG TO YOUR TABLE by Linda Matteson-Reynolds Blanketed amongst a sea of red, the tart, juicy and freshly-plucked cranberry floats freely to the top of the bog waiting for the harvest. The cranberry has a remarkable journey from the peat-rich bog to your … [Read more...] about Echo Valley Farms
Music by The Sea – A View from Inside
MUSIC BY THE SEA - A VIEW FROM INSIDE By Lissa Alexander When the sun goes down on the Music by the Sea House, that’s when the magic inside begins. “We’re creating the view inside, that’s what my job is. I can never compete with that and I don’t try,” says aboriginal … [Read more...] about Music by The Sea – A View from Inside