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letter FROM THE EDITOR

Happy 'October Small Business Month'!

We made it! We finally crossed the 2-year mark as a small local

business supporting other local businesses on Vancouver Island and we

couldn't be more grateful. Our first start to promoting local business

and value-oriented consumer options began exclusively in Greater

Victoria in July 2012. The magazine humbly boasted 24 pages.

The February-March 2014 issue launched an island-wide presence

highlighting and working with businesses all over Vancouver Island.

We grew to 64 pages.

This issue, we are proud to unveil a new look for our community pages. In keeping with our motto to always improve the way we communicate and

promote small local business in a way that is affordable and accessible to our clients, we expanded the sections to include community maps to best highlight the small businesses that keep communities flourishing.

Enjoy this issue, the new community pages format, and Happy Thanksgiving, Happy Halloween, and lest we forget.

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ISSUEin every issue 8 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

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12 COMMUNITY VIEW 'October Small Business Month' Pictorial

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18 MONEY CENTS Understanding Debt: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

25 FITNESS TIPS Tapping Your Inner Strength

28 FLAVOURS Comfort Baking this Season

38 COMMUNITY CULTURE The Perfect Day

44 ASTRO SOUL HOROSCOPES

46 HEALTH & WELLNESS Learning to Love Ourselves

53 CHARITY FOCUS Big Brothers Big Sisters of Victoria and Area

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the ground you must visit the Kauai Coffee Plantation, I suggest the vanilla macadamia blend. Bring an extra bag back for me! Princeville and Hanelei Bay offer some decent shopping and beautiful views into the interior of the island. Have I mentioned the chickens? They are everywhere on Kauai! Apparently when Hurricane Iniki hit Kauai in 1992 it destroyed some ill fated chicken coops and instead of returning to their new coops the birds chose a life of freedom and the population exploded. Kauai is a great destination for families. Calm beaches, lots of attractions and fantastic local, low key restaurants kept everything simple and relaxed which allowed me to focus on the important things like how I was going to smuggle an adorable wild chicken back to Canada in my baggage.

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Debt, a four-letter word that has made its way into our every day lives. Collectively we have accepted that in order to have the things we want we need to carry some sort of debt. Yet, considering that debt is a part of our lives every day we know very little about how it works.

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Is all debt bad?No! There is good debt. As a general rule, good debt is considered to be money borrowed to fund an appreciating asset. What does this mean? It means that if you borrow money to buy something that will increase in value over time, like a house, it is considered to be good debt. Other examples of good debt would be student loans, investment loans or business loans.

Are all bad debts, ugly?No! Some types of bad debt can be used to your advantage if managed properly. First lets understand what bad debt is. Bad debt is money borrowed to fund or purchase a depreciating asset. In other words, it’s spending borrowed money on something that decreases in value over time, like clothing.

Using Bad Debt to Your Advantage:In order to obtain good debt, like a mortgage, a person needs a credit history. This is where the bad debt comes into play. Giving yourself a credit history using credit cards is one way to show that you are a reliable customer who pays debts on time. A great way to do this is using store cards. Sears, The Bay, Home Depot, Canadian Tire and Ikea are all stores that have their own credit cards. Use them to make small purchases every month and then pay off the whole balance as soon as bill comes.

How We Get Into TroubleDebt, especially credit card debt is a slippery slope. It can be very easy to pull out a piece of plastic every time you see

something you want. It can also be a bit of a shock when the bill comes. A common mistake people do when they have overspent with credit cards is to put too much money towards paying it off. If you don’t have enough to live on after you have paid money towards your debts then you will have to go back to using credit cards to supplement and it becomes a vicious cycle.

The Never, Never PlanCompanies that lend money make their income from the interest you pay. So if you pay off your debt quickly then they stop making money. Keeping you coming back for more is what the credit companies want. The worst offenders of this are payday loan companies like Money Mart or Cash Money. They offer small loans to “help you out” until your next payday. Yet, when that payday comes you are required to pay back your loan, plus large sums of interest. This puts you behind, which brings you back for another loan and the cycle continues. It can be very challenging to get out of this situation, so do yourself a favour. Don’t start.

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THE PERFECT day

My brother Dylan and I are fans of David Byrne, the avant-garde musician and frontman of Talking Heads. Our enthusiasm for Byrne dates back to when we were kids in the 1980s. My first boyfriend, Jerry, was a DJ and budding felon who crimped his hair and wore a black karate outfit every day. He didn’t study karate; he just thought it looked cool. One summer day, my dad announced that we were going to a family reunion in Saskatchewan. Jerry did what any decent boyfriend did in the eighties. He made me a mixtape. I was stuck in a prairie town at age sixteen for a month – a Vancouver girl through and through. I yearned for my mountains. My cafes and art galleries. Were it not for my grandmother’s homemade vereneki and Jerry’s mixtape, it would have been unbearable. I would slip out of the house every evening at sunset, bloated with starch, to pace the landscape soulfully and listen to the startling new sounds of Talking Heads, PIL, Bowie, Yaz, The Cure. Picture Luke Skywalker mooning about on Tattooine, except with orange lipstick and a Walkman. Dylan just sat in the basement surrounded by Tinkertoy, as far as I can remember. You had to hand it to Jerry for his good taste, criminal record or not. Our puppy-love didn’t last, but Jerry had shaped my musical aesthetic forever. I collected new music like a fiend. At

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Mile, down the castle mound and into the station. Spotted my lanky brother striding toward me.“What,” I said as we hugged. I could tell he had one of his ideas.“Let’s go to DUNFERMLINE!” “Why.” “David Byrne’s birthplace!” he stared at me, as though it was obvious.“Huh? Dylan, it’s not like there’s going to be a statue or anything.”“I know, I just want to see the town. Walk the streets he walked as a kid, breathe the air –““Geez. Okay. I don’t care. It will have a good pub, that much we know.”“That’s the spirit.” We bought our tickets and boarded a train. Alighting at the Dunfermline station, we made our way to a pub for a pint and a plate of chips. Stepped back out into the bitingly cold air. Our breath made golden clouds. The sun set everything ablaze with light, but gave no heat. We chose a direction and set off walking. After a few minutes we turned a corner and I caught my breath. A fantastically ornate black gate towered over our heads. “Look at that wrought iron.” I whispered, for some reason. “The thistles and roses intertwining – amazing. Thorns, even.”“It’s brilliant,” Dylan said, lighting a cigarette.Through the gate we could see the statue of a man. We walked

My brother Dylan and I are fans of David Byrne, the

avant-garde musician and frontman of Talking Heads. Our

enthusiasm for Byrne dates back to when we were kids in the

1980s. My first boyfriend, Jerry, was a DJ and budding felon

who crimped his hair and wore a black karate outfit every

day. He didn’t study karate; he just thought it looked cool.


over to it. I read the plaque.“Oh, it’s Andrew Carnegie! It says he was born here. Just like David Byrne – funny.” Dylan got a weird look on his face, as if he was trying to remember something. He puffed thoughtfully.“Funny to think of going to the Carnegie Center with dad when we were kids. . .”“Main and Hastings? I never went.”“Oh, I guess you were too young. I used to go with dad to his poetry readings. And here we are, where Carnegie was born. So far away. Dad will get a kick when we tell him.”“Jenny.”“Yeah.”“This is a perfect day. Like the song. Years from now you will remember this. This exact moment.”“Good cigarette, hey?”“I’m serious.”I nodded. “Such a perfect day. . .” I sang into the frozen air.“You made me forget myself. . .” Dylan answered, singing. “And for Bowie, that would take some doing” I said.“I’m singing the Lou Reed version.”

“Whatever, purist. I like the new one.”“Yeah, it’s good too.”There was no one around. We sang a bit more of the song. We couldn’t remember all the words. On our way back toward the station, we stopped inside Dunfermline Abbey. Cavernous, sunlit, empty. Breathed in the particular smell that old stone churches have. Felt the wood of the pews’ edges, smoothed to a gleam by generations of hands running over them. In the deserted visitors’ center I pulled Dylan’s sleeve. “Let’s go back to Edinburgh. I have some macaroni pies in the fridge. We can get some broccoli at Tesco. Maybe go to Ewart’s after.”“Okay. Yeah. Or that Irish place.”Back on the train, I put my head against Dylan’s shoulder. My little brother, so much taller than me now.“Sorry we didn’t see anything about David Byrne, Pickle. I almost expected him to walk around the corner or something. It’s like how you go to Loch Ness and you’re bummed when you don’t see the monster. As if you were ever going to!” I laughed. “That’s okay. It was cool to see that

stuff about Andrew Carnegie anyway.” Suddenly he bolted straight up as if he had been shocked. I flopped over and sloshed my tea. “Crap!” he slapped his forehead. “What? Geez, Dylan, I was comfortable!”“David Byrne wasn’t born in Dunfermline! He was born in Dumbarton!”“Oh my God. You’re an idiot.”“Yeah, but still.” He grinned at me. “Perfect day. You have to admit.” I looked out the train window at the winter sun fading over the low hills. The humble silhouettes of sheep, the crumbling walls. My dear adopted homeland, Scotland. My only brother, here beside me.“Yeah. It was. Give me back your shoulder, you dork.” (A few months later, Dylan and I did meet David Byrne, in Edinburgh. But that, as they say, is another story.)

Jenny Hainsworth is a writer and visual artist in Victoria, BC. Check out her blogs at www.rabbitinthedirt.wordpress.com and www.jennyhainsworthwrites.wordpress.com

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ASTRO SOUL horoscopePISCES - SIMPLICITY What’s done is done, there is no way to changethe past but you can change the way you look it. The more you move forward the better you will feel.

AQUARIUS – OPENNESS A re-newed sense of confidence is rising in you.Balance your intellect with the wisdom of your inner voice.

CAPRICORN – RELEASEBig changes and adventure are on the horizon foryou. There’s no need to compare your journey to anyone else’s. Live your truth.

SAGITTARIUS – HARMONY A prosperous time of financial success isheaded your way. Enjoy the comfort and endless love.

SCORPIO – TRANSCENDENCEThe less you focus on your personal problemsthe more mind space you will have for creativity, community and joy. Let time solve your challenges.

LIBRA – SERENITYKeep calm and carry on. Good news is on the way,it’s just taking a little longer than you’d like to arrive!

VIRGO – WILLPOWERTime spent on creative self-expression will leadto a stronger sense of self. Focus your mind and heart on what you want to manifest.

LEO – VISIONStop and smell the flowers. Mmmm, isn’t that nice?Slow and steady wins the race, there’s no need to rush. Find clarity and then make the choice.

CANCER – PERSEVERANCE Faith is powerful. You are supported fully bythe universe in your endeavours. Don’t stop believing!

GEMINI – UNIFICATIONGive your worries to your angels. Everythingworks out beautifully to create comfort, ease and enjoyment

TAURUS – STABILITYYou’ve been working hard to create a solidfoundation. There’s still more work to do but appreciate how far you’ve already come!

ARIES – ACTIONNow is the time to face people and situations thatyou’ve been avoiding. Stay open as the resolution will be fair and balanced for all involved.


The Victoria & Circle TourArt Calendar 2015

The Pacific Marine Circle Tour is the perfect one-day drive. From ocean to mountains, forest to farm, vineyard to city lights, Suzanne Heron’s

digital paintings capture favourite stops, sights and activities along the way. www.blueheronart.ca

Blue Heron Art Enterprises celebrates places people love. These calendar pages include multiple pictures of special spots, tidbits of history and culture, monthly events and festivals, and seasonal recipes from renowned area chefs.

Cover: Victoria ClassICBboat Festival - All art copyright Suzanne Heron ~ ~ ~

Printed on Royal Sundance Felt paper by Digital Direct Printing, a carbon neutral company

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Ferry Ballet, Inner Harbour

Cowichan Bay Village

Genoa Bay at Christmas

Harling Point Chair

Esquimalt Lagoon

Deep Cove, North Saanich

Damali Lavender Farm, Cowichan

Island View Beach at Dawn

Mount Douglas View

Lake Cowichan

Beacon Hill Park

Mystic Beach

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Fran Hunt-Jinnouchi is First Nations from Northern Vancouver Island. She specializes in aboriginal adult education and community development and has a BSW, MAdEd and is a PhD candidate. Fran has owned businesses in eco-tourism, consulting, and the restaurant industry. She has also been an elected

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Recently, I took my four year old granddaughter shopping. She loves to wear dresses, and I love to buy them for her. I helped her try the dress on in the dressing room and then left her for a few moments to select another size. It was then I heard her voice, ‘Hello, can anyone see me?’, she shouted across the store. A little boy said ‘I can see you.’ She asked, ‘Don’t I look cute in my new dress?’ He of course agreed that she did, and they continued in conversation.I am not suggesting that you adopt this practice the next time you go shopping, but what I am curious about is – when did the thought process we were born with change into the thought process we so often adopt now in the dressing room? You know the one, we have all had the inner dialogue that accompanies a shopping trip. Never in our lives do we change so quickly as we do in front of the mirror of the poorly lit retail change room! We all know to avoid junk food, but what about junk thoughts? If we could clear junk thoughts from our daily practice, I am confident that guilt, shame, fear, anger and resentment would no longer have a place in our lives. I am suggesting that not only

should we work to eliminate the junk thoughts, but also that we replace them with nourishing, healthy and loving thoughts. In order to make these thoughts habitual we will need to deliberately affirm them, and to make a conscious effort to catch ourselves when we have a negative thought. Taking it a step further, replace that thought with a positive affirmation. Practicing affirmations in front of a mirror is hard, and will require courage and persistence. I have found that the words ‘I love and approve of myself just the way I am’ have been very effective for me. In the beginning, you may need to use the affirmation ‘I am willing to love and appreciate myself just the way I am’ in order to establish a comfort level with looking yourself in the eye and believing what you are saying. Affirmations are powerful, pay attention to the negative emotions that come up as you say the words. Realize that those negative messages are in the way of you really loving yourself. Keep affirming, and work through them. Plant the seed and it will grow. Make it a habit. In addition, practice gratitude throughout your day. The more you are grateful for the good in your life, the

more good you will receive. Loving yourself and sharing that love with others is the most powerful thing you can do. Your respect and appreciation for yourself will grow, as will your confidence. Your thoughts create your life, and when you are able to shut down the guilt and shame, and replace the negative emotions with love and acceptance, you can return to your childlike state of self-appreciation. Most of us have a tendency to make life more complicated than it has to be by trying to fix all of our (and everyone else’s) problems. When we learn to love and accept ourselves, we won't have to fix problems. We will trust in the process of life. Living a joyful life is really very simple, and it is our choice. I will leave you with a statement to finish as many times and ways as you wish. “If I were to love myself any more today I would… Victoria HolmesInspirational Speaker, Writer, Life CoachDedicated to helping you live a happier, healthi-

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As children we were born loving ourselves. We knew how to clearly ask for what we needed and it was important to us that our needs were met. As toddlers we had a confidence that held no apologies or modesty. We expressed what we thought in the moment without censorship. If we felt it needed to be said, we said it – not in judgment – but in a way that expressed our feelings. We celebrated ourselves and had appreciation for our physical form. Having a negative self-image was impossible to us. We were filled with courage and we adored ourselves.


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Leave the hustle-bustle of Nanaimo and enjoy a quiet tranquil oceanside evening drive along the Old Island Highway driving north of Nanaimo past the communities of Parksville and Qualicum Bay. As you drive, each community house, heritage pub, and fishing wharf gives you a closer connection with the people living in the communities along the way.

Exclusive to the Area

The now, world-coveted Nanaimo Bar! Although the exact origin has been questioned, it is attributed to our very own Nanaimo, British Columbia.

Little Known Fact

Halfway between Parksville and Qualicum Beach you will find the World Parrot Refuge.

History What?

The goats on the roof of Coombs Market have been there for more than 30 years. Their tenure began as a lawn mowing solution.

Friday Night Fever

Join the locals, choose from any of the number of local watering holes dotting Old Island Highway up this way.

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Simply drive down Parksville and your children will direct the way (season permitting).

LOCATION: 111 km north of Victoria

MUST SEE: Never been to Rathtrevor Beach?

EAT: Acme Food Co. (it’s not a grocery store) or Longwood Pub in Nanaimo, and the recently renovated Cedars Restaurant and Lounge at Tigh-Na-Mara

PLAY: It’s all about the outdoors and exploring the Old City Quarter in Nanaimo

STAY: Tigh-Na-Mara, of course (incredible winter packages available)

BUY: Qualicum Bay Scallops, Fanny Bay Oysters, and of course, a local Nanaimo Bar

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