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the sunshine coast magazine spring <strong>2024</strong><br />
THE EARLY YEARS<br />
EDITOR'S<br />
CHOICE<br />
issue 55 | langdale to lund | zoomsunshinecoast.com
inside<br />
the early years<br />
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RADAR<br />
Get a glimpse on what's happening on the Coast at the<br />
start of the festival season.<br />
6<br />
34<br />
FLAVOURS<br />
Two simple recipes highlight ingredients that can<br />
move from sweet to savoury with ease.<br />
jan jensen harbour gallery<br />
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18<br />
37<br />
VIEWFINDER<br />
Sunshine Coast residents are seasoned travellers and<br />
they take their favourite magazine with them!<br />
the music makers<br />
22<br />
blues festival<br />
24<br />
43<br />
DIEGO'S DEN<br />
Turn immediately to page 43 and find out why this is the<br />
most popular section among our readers.<br />
staying healthy<br />
28<br />
paddling the coast<br />
30<br />
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SUNSHINE COAST ARTS<br />
A<br />
MAJOR<br />
SHOWCASE<br />
OF<br />
SUNSHINE<br />
COAST<br />
ARTS<br />
FROM THE<br />
CREATOR<br />
AND<br />
PUBLISHER<br />
OF<br />
<strong>ZOOM</strong><br />
MAGAZINE<br />
COMING<br />
THIS YEAR<br />
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FOCUS<br />
THE EARLY YEARS<br />
EDITOR'S<br />
CHOICE<br />
The art of photography invites us to see<br />
the world around us with a different<br />
perspective. A leaf in macro draws<br />
us into intricacies not noticed with<br />
the naked eye. The majesty of a vast<br />
landscape is magnified through the<br />
framing by the photographer. A kite<br />
surfer’s sway is frozen in time, one of<br />
the infinitesimal moments that make<br />
up that one fleeting motion.<br />
As we reflect on <strong>ZOOM</strong>’s 14 years of capturing<br />
the Sunshine Coast’s artistic talent, we can’t<br />
help but think back to some of the initial<br />
photography highlighted within our pages.<br />
Photography holds a precious place in the<br />
soul of <strong>ZOOM</strong> magazine. Even to this day,<br />
we always feature an arresting photographic<br />
image on our cover. So here, our editor and<br />
founder, Edmund Arceo, looks back on some<br />
of his favourite photographic images from the<br />
early years. ·<br />
WORDS | ANGIE ISHAK<br />
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GREG LIGHTBOURN<br />
ISSUE 5 . 2010<br />
Photography has always been a creative outlet for Greg Lightbourn.<br />
And although his photographic hobby has evolved into a career, it<br />
never feels like work and brings him great joy.<br />
With these images, Greg was exploring the patterns, lines and light<br />
found in BC’s coastal rainforest. Today, he lives in the Southwestern<br />
desert region in the US and continues to explore nature through<br />
photography in his new environment.<br />
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FOCUS<br />
PEGGY COLLINS<br />
ISSUE 2 . 2010<br />
Peggy Collins used photography as a way to connect with nature,<br />
taking long early morning hikes to capture wildlife, landscapes, and<br />
flowers through the seasons.<br />
Peggy moved from photography to painting as her main medium<br />
several years ago and is a professional artist. She began with pet<br />
portraits and now paints a variety of subjects and themes, though<br />
photography is still part of her creative process.<br />
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DAVID HALLSTEAD<br />
ISSUE 11 . 2011<br />
At the time of these images, using digital filters and phone camera<br />
apps was still a novelty. Always quick to try new technologies, David<br />
Hallstead was eager to experiment with having a photo studio in his<br />
pocket and elevate what he captured through his phone.<br />
These days, David approaches his phone photography as a storyteller.<br />
Whether it’s capturing the antics of his young children, the energy of<br />
the skateboard camps he runs every summer, or the natural beauty of<br />
the Sunshine Coast, his images tell the chronology of an abundant life.<br />
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FOCUS<br />
PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS<br />
ISSUE 14 . 2012<br />
The early issues of <strong>ZOOM</strong> offered an annual photo<br />
contest and we received such great responses to<br />
every call. Featured here are some of the winning<br />
entries in 2012: (clockwise from top) "Time to<br />
Slow Down" by Don Klan, Kelly Findlay's shot of<br />
an eagle picking up dead fish on the rocks, and<br />
Darren Bradley's "Blue Hour Reflection" of the<br />
Westview ferry terminal in Powell River.<br />
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the sunshine coast magazine<br />
DARREN ROBINSON<br />
ISSUE 10 . 2011<br />
Darren’s imagery explores depth, colour, line and story. In doing so, he<br />
hopes to immerse the viewer into the environments he portrays. Much the<br />
same as these images taken years ago, Darren still enjoys showcasing the<br />
beauty, vibrancy, and stories found in landscapes, nature, and around him<br />
in everyday life.<br />
He brings his artistic perspective to his commercial work as a professional<br />
photographer of 15 years in tourism, portraiture and event photography.<br />
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ART<br />
WORDS | NANCY PINCOMBE<br />
THE ART OF<br />
JAN JENSEN<br />
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J<br />
an Jensen's evocative abstract expressionist painting is<br />
a delight. Her restrained use of colour gives a spacious<br />
feel to these images, as if a breeze could blow through<br />
each layer. Some paintings might suggest distant<br />
mountains and valleys, others the wafting of a colourful or<br />
diaphanous scarf. Yet Jensen does not plan her paintings<br />
in any way; each mark informs the next. She explains:<br />
“I am a process driven artist – each mark or series of marks<br />
creates the space for the next. Each work starts in a completely<br />
abstract way, but eventually my responses to each layer start to<br />
tell a story, which then unfolds as it will.”<br />
Jensen has been using raw canvas and soft pastel in her recent<br />
paintings, keeping the same delicate, restrained touch that<br />
allows for a roominess in her images. She's been exploring this<br />
space even more with installations.<br />
"I VIEW THE WORLD THROUGH<br />
A KALEIDOSCOPE OF ENERGY<br />
FLOWING IN LAYERS: SHIFTING<br />
APART, CREATING SPACE THEN<br />
RECONFIGURING IN A NEW PATTERN,<br />
CREATING DIFFERENT SPACES."<br />
Her layered work has always been evocative of another dimension,<br />
so 3D seems like a natural progression. Movement and flow are<br />
recurring themes. Often a painting series will inspire installations,<br />
which are, she says, “giant, 3D paintings.” Curiosity guides the<br />
best kind of life and art. Jensen says she is intrigued by what<br />
happens when layers of images are “teased apart and pulled into<br />
three dimensional configurations.” As the viewer walks through,<br />
the perspective evolves, and awareness expands.<br />
Jensen invites us to pause and reflect on how both motion and<br />
stillness create our journey and experience in life. Journeys can<br />
often take twists and circle back; the creative process does too.<br />
“In art school I was more interested in sculpture than painting and<br />
only really started painting seriously in my 60s. I see my affinity<br />
for 3D in every painting.”<br />
New work will be available at the Sunshine Coast Art Crawl<br />
(October) and at upcoming installations at The Hearth Gallery<br />
on Bowen Island (November <strong>2024</strong>) and GPAG in Gibsons<br />
(December <strong>2024</strong>). ·<br />
VIEW MORE OF JAN JENSEN'S WORK AT JANJENSENART.COM<br />
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C<br />
ommunities grow around old buildings and new<br />
ideas. Grants make things possible and hardworking<br />
volunteers and visionaries make things happen.<br />
Harbour Gallery in Madeira Park is a great example<br />
of passion breathing new life into an unused and<br />
neglected space. The charming spot, a little knoll<br />
above the marina and across from the school ground,<br />
was recognized by energetic founding members<br />
Maureen Marshal and Wendy Simmonds. They applied<br />
to the SCRD for access to the former forestry gas<br />
station in the late 1980s. June Malaka, the longest<br />
standing member and “matriarch” recalls:<br />
“The first renovation efforts were all done by members and a<br />
few spouses, as in dropping and insulating the ceiling, putting<br />
in some lighting, whitewashing the unfinished walls, adding<br />
a sliding glass door, and installing a salvaged carpet. It was a<br />
significant improvement to the greasy garage.”<br />
In 1993 the non-profit organization Community Futures<br />
partnered with the gallery, the School of Music, and Serendipity<br />
preschool to provide labour for further improvements to what<br />
was becoming a little hub for arts and services. This allowed<br />
the addition of storage space and a washroom, which made the<br />
building suitable for studio work as well as display. Nothing too<br />
fancy, though, as Malaka explains:<br />
“We maintain a humble, funky little space.”<br />
Harbour Gallery responds to the rhythms of our small community.<br />
In off-peak times the gallery provides studio space for guest<br />
artisans, solo and group shows, as well as workshops.<br />
May Day is when the season really starts, and the gallery aims to<br />
have new artwork on the walls for the summer. They also try to<br />
be open on days that there is a concert on at the School of Music<br />
and during community events such as April Tools and Winterfest.<br />
In high summer (July and August) the gallery is staffed with<br />
volunteers daily from 11–4pm. During the months of June and<br />
September the door is open Saturday 11–4pm. Visitors often<br />
return each year, and staff cheerfully provide tourist information.<br />
The gallery also participates in the Art Crawl in October.<br />
Harbour Gallery wants to give the community what it needs:<br />
“Our goal has been to provide a welcoming and stimulating<br />
space for members and visitors. We operate on a willingness of<br />
our members to volunteer their time and energy. Most of us are<br />
not professional artists but love to explore new techniques and<br />
share with others. We encourage new members to join if they are<br />
looking for some art fellowship.” ·<br />
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WORDS | NANCY PINCOMBE<br />
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SPOTLIGHT<br />
LYNNE<br />
ANDREG<br />
THE MUSIC<br />
MAKERS<br />
T<br />
he music scene on the Sunshine Coast is brimming with talent,<br />
diversity, and heart. At its best, it is fuelled by communitymindedness<br />
and inclusivity. Lynne and Reg Dickson, lifelong<br />
performers, songwriters, and partners, have been making music<br />
with and for our community for over 50 years. They continue to<br />
show us all how it is done.<br />
Generations of tots learned their first melodies and rhythms at<br />
Music Makers Studio in Davis Bay, opened by Lynne in 1994. The<br />
studio continues to operate with the preschoolers being taught by Sara<br />
Munson, Lynne and Reg’s daughter, and a beloved teacher, for the past<br />
20 years. It has expanded to include choirs for adults and children, fiddle,<br />
ukulele, and other instruments. Lynne is passionate about community<br />
fund-raising, always looking for opportunities to connect and contribute.<br />
She is a member of Definitely Diva, a female vocal trio with a large<br />
following. The Divas celebrated 20 years of singing together in February,<br />
with a packed concert, a band that included sought-after pianist Miles<br />
Black, and two hours of wonderful music and reminiscence.<br />
The very name “Reg Dickson” puts a smile on many faces. Reg started<br />
his musical career in 1973 after the owners of Lord Jim’s Lodge (now the<br />
Rockwater Resort), heard him sing at a family wedding. He became the<br />
house entertainer there for 13 years. For many years now, Reg has been<br />
performing with guitar, voice, and harmonica at our local care homes.<br />
He greets his audience members by name and spreads his joyful music<br />
and light, sensitive banter. His repertoire is extensive, and his ego is not.<br />
It's always about the audience. Reg's performances are about warmth<br />
and giving.<br />
When Lynne decided to retire from directing the Music Makers choir, Ken<br />
Johnson took over. Also a lifelong musician and performer, Johnson says<br />
it is hard to overstate the value of community music, and Reg and Lynne's<br />
contributions, especially these days:<br />
“As well as being excellent, dedicated musicians, Reg and Lynne have<br />
a tremendous sense of community, contributing in so many ways over<br />
the years. Since the pandemic restrictions eased, we've seen increasing<br />
membership in our local choirs and a big surge in attendance at community<br />
festivals and events. It's as if people now have a much stronger sense of<br />
the value of community life. This is something Reg and Lynne have always<br />
understood and promoted.”<br />
Lynne and Reg have long been a popular performance duo on the coast.<br />
They have a lifetime of material, can add accordion (Lynne) and harmonica<br />
(Reg), and are still performing and learning new songs. The Dicksons are<br />
both accomplished songwriters and recording artists and have released<br />
two albums, Christmas with Harmony, and Walk in the Wind. They also<br />
have a popular single, “Light the Lights,” which is performed every year at<br />
Sechelt's winter Festival of Lights.<br />
The Dicksons are filled with gratitude:<br />
“Living on the Sunshine Coast for the past 52 years has truly been a gift<br />
to us. We were able to raise our wonderfully large family in a loving and<br />
caring community and have been so grateful to be able to give back over<br />
the years.” ·<br />
WORDS | NANCY PINCOMBE<br />
PHOTO COURTESY OF LYNNE DICKSON<br />
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Music Director<br />
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may 17<br />
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may 19<br />
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MUSIC<br />
AND<br />
THE<br />
BLUES<br />
PLAY<br />
ON<br />
WORDS | NANCY PINCOMBE<br />
MUSICIANS' PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE PENDER HARBOUR BLUES SOCIETY | VISIT PHBLUES.CA FOR FESTIVAL SCHEDULES AND TICKET SALES<br />
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P<br />
ender Harbour's annual Blues Festival is coming! June 7, 8, and 9 will bring<br />
delighted audiences and performers to our beautiful area of lakes, coves, and<br />
forests. Our local community is proud to welcome visitors to enjoy the highquality<br />
music, the careful organization, and the generous enthusiasm of the<br />
hosting venues.<br />
This year will be the 19 th annual Blues Festival. The popular festival got its start<br />
at the Garden Bay Pub, where proprietors Ron and Marita Johnson founded,<br />
supported, and hosted the festival in the early years. Shows were held at the<br />
pub until 2015, when the music moved to the Madeira Park Legion.<br />
Marilyn Macleod has been President of the Pender Harbour Blues Society since 2011.<br />
She says that while the pandemic years were of course a setback for the festival, the<br />
audience had been growing, and she expects this year to be back to normal attendance.<br />
In her words:<br />
“Yes, I do see the festival growing each year. Covid was a big step back for us; having to<br />
cancel the festival for two years was really difficult . . . I'm hopeful this year we will be<br />
filling all the seats again.”<br />
DAVID GIFFORD ALI PENKO<br />
GORDON McCAW<br />
Blues music is popular all year round, up and down the Coast, and the Pender Harbour<br />
Blues Society has many members, both musicians and fans. When we think of the<br />
Blues, we tend to think of a certain vibe, earthy grittiness, and male musicians. Macleod<br />
confirms that the performers this year are predominantly male. But women are<br />
represented! While they are still confirming the line-up for this year's festival, Macleod<br />
says there will be at least two women performing: the luminous Joani Bye, from North<br />
Vancouver, and the incredible Diana Braithwaite, all the way from Toronto. Trevor Sully<br />
Antonyk will again be hosting the Saturday afternoon show and a fabulous House Band<br />
consisting of Chris Nordquist, Tim Hearsey, Rob Becker, Jerry Cook, and Darryl Havers<br />
will be backing the headliners.<br />
Macleod has enjoyed the audience’s reactions over the years. She predicts that the<br />
many new families to our area are in for a surprise:<br />
“It is really nice to see the new faces at our events, many of them younger: 30-50.<br />
(Remember when you thought 50 was old!) They are impressed by the calibre of talent<br />
that comes to our little community.”<br />
Macleod, the Blues Society’s Board, and the many volunteers love what the festival<br />
offers:<br />
“I could go on and on for ever; I just love the festival and feel so honoured to be involved<br />
with organizing it for all these years. We have an awesome Board and Volunteers that<br />
all work so great together, it's a real pleasure! I must also mention Edmund Arceo, who<br />
does an amazing job with our website and poster designs. I'd be lost without him!”<br />
This year watch for nightly shows and an All-star Jam at the Legion in Madeira Park,<br />
plus a Saturday night dance at the Community Hall. The popular Sunday morning<br />
Gospel Show will be held as usual at the School of Music. The Painted Boat will have<br />
two dinner shows nightly on Friday and Saturday, and the Backeddy Pub will also have<br />
dinner shows Friday and Saturday nights. An outdoor Saturday afternoon concert<br />
with multiple acts will take place behind the Community Hall. Wherever you live in our<br />
widespread community, the Blues are coming to a venue near you. ·<br />
EDITOR'S NOTE: THE SUNSHINE COAST MUSIC COMMUNITY MOURNS THE PASSING OF RON JOHNSTON,<br />
FOUNDER OF THE PENDER HARBOUR BLUES SOCIETY. THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL IS DEDICATED TO HIS MEMORY.<br />
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April 20 & 21, <strong>2024</strong><br />
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WELLNESS<br />
STAY<br />
HEALTHY<br />
WITH NATURE'S<br />
HEALING POWER<br />
WORDS | HAIDA BOLTON<br />
IMAGES | MARK BENSON<br />
HIPPOCRATES, A GREEK<br />
PHYSICIAN WHOSE NAME<br />
HAS SURVIVED THE AGES,<br />
ADVISED US MORE THAN<br />
TWO THOUSAND YEARS AGO,<br />
“NATURE ITSELF IS THE BEST<br />
PHYSICIAN.”<br />
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the sunshine coast magazine<br />
T<br />
oday, more than ever, people want to know what they can do to keep<br />
healthy. Here are some important lessons I have learned from physicians,<br />
research, and history.<br />
Over 2000 years ago the well-known Greek physician Hippocrates advised<br />
us, “Nature itself is the best physician.” Dr. Suzanne Bartlett Hackenmiller,<br />
an American physician, agrees. She suggests you “Grab a Tree and Hold<br />
On” if your community is affected by a common virus.<br />
Four reasons that Dr. Hackenmiller gives for heading outdoors, especially among<br />
trees, to stay healthy are:<br />
1. Vitamin D absorbed by your skin from the sun when outdoors helps to boost<br />
the immune system.<br />
2. Phytoncides, the organic compounds released into the air by trees that keep<br />
the trees healthy, also boost our immune system when we breathe them in.<br />
3. Micro-organisms, located in the soil, boost our immune system when we<br />
breathe in the forest air.<br />
4. Our mental health system is improved when exposed to nature. Time<br />
in forests decreases stress hormones and boosts the parasympathetic<br />
nervous system. This calming effect helps keep the immune system strong.<br />
According to Dr. Richard Hobday, when the Influenza Pandemic hit the world in<br />
1918, fresh air, sunlight, and improvised masks made a huge difference.<br />
Hobday writes, “Put simply, medics found that severely ill flu patients nursed<br />
outdoors recovered better than those treated indoors. A combination of fresh<br />
air and sunlight seems to have prevented deaths among patients, and infections<br />
among medical staff. There is scientific support for this. Research shows that<br />
outdoor air is a natural disinfectant. Fresh air can kill the flu virus and other<br />
harmful germs. Equally, sunlight is germicidal and can kill the flu virus.”<br />
Reading these articles has helped me to understand my own experience. As<br />
British Columbia’s first Certified Forest Therapy Guide with the Association of<br />
Nature and Forest Therapy (ANFT.earth), I began a deeper sensory connection<br />
to the forest in 2016. Before that, I worked in a hospital kitchen where I often got<br />
influenza or a cold that lasted for three weeks. Since connecting with the forest<br />
for more than three hours per week, I no longer get sick. There was a transition<br />
period where I would occasionally get mild flu symptoms for one to three days.<br />
I attribute my improved immune system to my forest therapy lifestyle and am<br />
deeply grateful to the forest for the medicine it gives me in this way and in many<br />
other ways.<br />
While forest air is highly beneficial, it is not accessible to everyone. Even getting<br />
outside among city trees is more advisable than staying indoors 24 hours a day.<br />
How do I stay healthy 12 months a year? Wash my hands, dress for the weather,<br />
and meander in forests regularly. I will take Dr. Hackenmiller’s advice and “grab a<br />
tree and hold on,” while respecting Hippocrates’s wisdom that “Nature itself is the<br />
best physician.” Not only will this keep me healthy, it will keep me happy too. ·<br />
HAIDA BOLTON IS BRITISH COLUMBIA’S FIRST CERTIFIED FOREST THERAPY GUIDE LIVING IN PENDER<br />
HARBOUR. SHE IS ALSO AN AUTHOR AND PUBLIC SPEAKER. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT HER WEBSITE<br />
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DESTINATIONS<br />
HAVE PADDLE,<br />
WILL TRAVEL<br />
WORDS | ANGIE ISHAK<br />
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W<br />
ith spring’s kinder weather upon us, we turn our<br />
thoughts from staying cozy (and dry!) indoors to<br />
enjoying the outdoors once again. On the Sunshine<br />
Coast, that includes getting out on the water – there’s<br />
no shortage of places to adventure with a kayak,<br />
canoe, or stand up paddleboard. Let salty ocean<br />
spray banish your winter ennui as you traverse the<br />
waters between Howe Sound and Desolation Sound,<br />
sheltered from the open ocean by Vancouver Island.<br />
Or freshwater float in one of the many silky lakes<br />
that dot the Coast’s forested landscape. Whether you’re a seasoned<br />
paddler or dipping in for the first time, the Sunshine Coast’s<br />
waterways offer abundant adventure.<br />
Don’t have your own watercraft? No worries, the Sunshine Coast has<br />
plenty of convenient rental outfitters. Some even have guided tours<br />
so you can experience the water like a local.<br />
THE SCENIC SOUTH COAST<br />
Stretching from Langdale to Egmont, the Lower Coast’s saltwater<br />
shoreline is sure to inspire with a landscape of rugged islands and<br />
hidden coves. As for wildlife, you might even spot a seal, sea lion or<br />
migrating orca whale during the spring season.<br />
So, where should you launch from? The South Coast has many easyaccess<br />
ocean beaches where you can set off in your canoe, kayak, or<br />
paddleboard. Some spots have their own unique perks: Bonniebrook<br />
Beach boasts brilliant sunsets, Roberts Creek Provincial Park Picnic<br />
Ground a grassy area and picnic tables, and Porpoise Bay Provincial<br />
Park a playground.<br />
For freshwater exploration, the South Coast’s lakes offer scenic<br />
splendour without the saltwater spray. Many have picnic areas,<br />
sandy beaches, or easy-access docks. Most – like Katherine Lake<br />
and MacNeill Lake – offer extra tranquility since motorized watercraft<br />
aren’t allowed. All you’ll hear is the dip and stroke of your paddle as<br />
you glide through the water.<br />
If you don’t have gear, the South Coast has both sea and freshwater<br />
watercraft rentals, complete with safety gear:<br />
Alpha Adventures: Pick up your kayak, canoe, or paddleboard<br />
from their stores in Lower Gibsons, Wilson Creek, or Pender Harbour.<br />
Alternatively, opt for gear drop-off and pick-up service at your<br />
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DESTINATIONS<br />
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and collects your paddleboards and safety gear beachside. They<br />
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Halfmoon Sea Kayaks: Launch your rental sea kayak,<br />
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Paddleboard lessons and tours are also available.<br />
WHETHER YOU’RE A SEASONED<br />
PADDLER OR DIPPING IN FOR THE FIRST<br />
TIME, THE SUNSHINE COAST’S WATERWAYS<br />
OFFER ABUNDANT ADVENTURE.<br />
LAUNCHING FROM THE NORTH COAST<br />
Once you’ve crossed on the ferry from Earls Cove to Saltery<br />
Bay, you’re officially on the North Sunshine Coast. If the ocean<br />
is calling your name, the North Coast’s ribbon of coastline<br />
from Saltery Bay to Lund has several easy-access options for<br />
paddling fun. Palm Beach Regional Park and Willingdon Beach<br />
Park have what you’d want for a day of both aquatic and land<br />
activities: launch your watercraft from the beach, then have a<br />
BBQ or picnic. Play frisbee on the grass field and let the kids<br />
loose on the playground.<br />
As for freshwater paddling, the North Coast has many remote<br />
lakes that offer ultimate serenity. Or you can pair tranquility with<br />
testing your mettle by paddling the Powell Forest Canoe Route,<br />
a 57-kilometre, eight-lake, five-portage journey that takes<br />
about five days. However, spring isn’t the best time to attempt<br />
it; June to October is more advisable.<br />
Heads up: most North Coast lakes – like Inland Lake and Lois<br />
Lake – require driving on gravelled forest service roads to reach<br />
an access point. If you’re not up for that, Mowat Bay Provincial<br />
Park in Powell Lake is an effortless drive on a paved street.<br />
Need to rent your watercraft on the North Coast? Hit up Palli<br />
Palli’s mobile North Coast service for sea or lake paddleboards,<br />
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and wilderness resort experience in Desolation Sound.<br />
With all this in mind, go forth this spring season and explore the<br />
Sunshine Coast’s natural grandeur from the water. Have paddle,<br />
will travel. ·<br />
PHOTOS COURTESY OF SUNSHINE COAST TOURISM | FROM TOP:<br />
PADDLEBOARDING ALONG THE COAST OF TEXADA ISLAND BY NIC COLLAR;<br />
GUIDED TOUR WITH HALFMOON SEA KAYAKS BY @GLAMOURASPIRIT_;<br />
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FLAVOURS<br />
LOVE INGREDIENTS THAT<br />
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Arborio is a versatile cooking staple. It is<br />
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These two recipes showcase both sides of<br />
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FROM SWEET TO SAVOURY<br />
WORDS & RECIPES | NATALIE FINDLAY<br />
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<strong>SPRING</strong> RISOTTO<br />
Serves 4<br />
2 T butter<br />
1 small white onion, peeled<br />
3 cloves garlic, peeled<br />
¼ c white wine<br />
1 c arborio rice<br />
2½ c stock (can also use water)<br />
1 c peas, fresh or frozen<br />
20 medium shrimp, peeled and deveined<br />
Heat stock.<br />
Add butter to a small pan over medium heat.<br />
Finely dice onion and add to pan. Let cook 4 minutes.<br />
Roughly chop garlic and add to onions. Let cook 1 minute.<br />
Add white wine to pot and let reduce, 2 minutes.<br />
Add arborio rice and stir to combine; let cook another minute.<br />
Add stock ½ cup at a time.<br />
Let the stock absorb between additions over approximately 20 minutes,<br />
stirring occasionally.<br />
Reduce heat to medium low.<br />
Add salt to taste.<br />
Add the shrimps. Let cook 3 minutes.<br />
Gently stir in peas and heat through.<br />
Serve with a side of lemon and grated Parmesan cheese.<br />
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COCONUT RICE PUDDING<br />
Serves 2<br />
½ c arborio rice<br />
1½ c water<br />
1 c coconut milk<br />
1 T honey<br />
1/4 t ground cardamom<br />
Topping: your choice.<br />
This is great with fresh, canned, or stewed<br />
fruit or a dollop of your favourite jam.<br />
Boil water.<br />
In a small pot over medium heat, toast arborio rice kernels for a couple of<br />
minutes.<br />
Add boiled water, ½ cup at a time, letting the water absorb between additions<br />
over approximately 15 minutes, and stirring occasionally.<br />
Stir in the coconut milk.<br />
Turn the heat down to medium low and let cook another 10 minutes, again<br />
stirring occasionally.<br />
Stir in honey and cardamom.<br />
Let cool to room temperature.<br />
Add your topping of choice.<br />
FLAVO URS<br />
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A wide selection of framed<br />
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prints, beautiful printed<br />
cards, and over 10,000 stock<br />
images. Shel displays his<br />
photography at events year<br />
round, from summertime<br />
outdoor artisan sales to big<br />
winter crafts markets, and<br />
at his Roberts Creek gallery<br />
(open by appointment)<br />
beside Yoga by the Sea.<br />
Visit his online store!<br />
www.shelneufeld.com<br />
604.989.5209<br />
Authentic Japanese food in<br />
the heart of Madeira Park.<br />
Dine-in & Take-out. Licensed<br />
premises - we serve wine,<br />
sake & Japanese beer.<br />
Party Trays available! Please<br />
visit our website or call for<br />
restaurant hours.<br />
12808 Madeira Park Road<br />
www.mamaskitchen.ca<br />
604.883.9190<br />
Creative Expressions<br />
CINDY BUIS PHOTO<br />
Artworks Gallery<br />
& Picture Framing<br />
Largest Selection of Framing<br />
on the Sunshine Coast<br />
Custom Framing, Conservation<br />
Matting, Glass Cutting,<br />
Local Art & Reproductions.<br />
With more than 40 years<br />
experience.<br />
604.740.2660<br />
5697 Cowrie St, Sechelt<br />
Mon–Fri: 10am–4pm<br />
Sat: 10am–3pm<br />
Get your quality art<br />
supplies for beginners and<br />
accomplished artists right<br />
here on the coast.<br />
Explore your creative muse<br />
and give expression to your<br />
inner artist.<br />
Art lessons also available.<br />
Conveniently located in<br />
Davis Bay and open 7 days<br />
at week.<br />
The Shop on the Shore<br />
4780 Sunshine Coast Hwy<br />
Davis Bay<br />
604.740.8140<br />
Thai Fashions, Asian Home<br />
Décor; Thai Massage, KLIN<br />
Face & Body Treatments<br />
A showcase of modern Thai<br />
casual clothing & accessories<br />
& handcrafted Asian home<br />
décor. Traditional Thai<br />
Massage and Psychic Medium<br />
Readings also available.<br />
103-12808 Madeira Park Road<br />
Madeira Park, BC<br />
siam99.ca | fb.com/siam99<br />
604.740.2472<br />
Dramatic landscapes and<br />
the stunning interplay<br />
of sun, shadow, and<br />
clouds are captured in<br />
Mario Traina’s collection<br />
of infrared digital black<br />
and white photography.<br />
Available at EarthFair Store<br />
in Madeira Park.<br />
www.mariotraina.com<br />
604.992.2291<br />
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THIS SECTION IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF DIEGO (2002-2014), <strong>ZOOM</strong>’S BELOVED YELLOW LABRADOR RETRIEVER.<br />
READERS SHARE PHOTOS OF THEIR OWN PETS IN WHAT HAS BECOME OUR MOST POPULAR SECTION. PLEASE SEND YOUR FAVOURITE<br />
PET PHOTOS VIA EMAIL TO DIEGO@<strong>ZOOM</strong>SUNSHINECOAST.COM.<br />
diego’sden<br />
DAWSON<br />
by Scott Fleming<br />
DARCY<br />
by Denise Kelly<br />
SAILOR<br />
by James Michels<br />
LUCY<br />
by Dagmar Nunn<br />
BODHI<br />
by Kelly<br />
LUNA<br />
by Karen Tusalem<br />
MEEKO<br />
by Helen Walton<br />
ROSIE<br />
by Nell Dragovan<br />
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SCOUT<br />
by Karen Wells<br />
CARLOS<br />
by Paul Garret<br />
BARLEY & MILLIE<br />
by Helen Highwater<br />
BLOSSOM<br />
by Linda Reha-Krantz<br />
CHLOE<br />
by Ann-Lynn Flowers<br />
LYLA (RIP)<br />
by Louise Webster<br />
BODHI<br />
by Ruth Ritchey<br />
Your Sunshine Coast Pet Headquarters<br />
A local family business since 1989<br />
Committed to support our<br />
neighbourhood<br />
@AllforPetsSechelt<br />
#allforpets<br />
Better Nutrition for Healthy, Happier Pets! | 101-5641 Cowrie Street, Sechelt | 604.885.8843 | www.allforpets.ca<br />
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PEACHY<br />
by Edmund Arceo<br />
CEDAR<br />
by Mary Montague<br />
SHERMAN & PHOENIX<br />
by Dee Dee Sjogren<br />
AMMO<br />
by Carol Goodwin<br />
ELLA<br />
by Darren Bernaerdt<br />
MISSY & MIA<br />
by Carole Bishop/Dawn Demery<br />
ZIGGY<br />
by Virginie Leverrier<br />
MAGGIE<br />
by Nell Dragovan<br />
Dr. Rick Smalley, DVM . Dr. Meg Wharin, DVM . Dr. Tom Harris, DVM<br />
604.883.2488<br />
24<br />
hours<br />
Unit 101 - 12890 Madeira Park Rd, Madeira Park, BC . Regular office hours: M, W, Th, F - 9am-5pm<br />
Fax: 604-883-2489 . mpvh@dccnet.com . madeiraparkvethospital.com<br />
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A World Away,<br />
Close to Home<br />
Oceanfront cabins, boat and<br />
kayak rentals, moorage<br />
4686 Sinclair Bay Road, Garden Bay<br />
www.penderharbourresort.com<br />
604 883 2424<br />
admin@penderharbourresort.com
<strong>SPRING</strong> FRESH<br />
GIBSONS<br />
Gibsons Plaza, Upper Gibsons<br />
604.886.3487<br />
WILSON CREEK<br />
Wilson Creek Plaza, Hwy 101<br />
604.885.6331<br />
MADEIRA PARK<br />
12887 Madeira Park Road<br />
604.883.9100
Photography by Greg Lightbourn<br />
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