Sam Duerksen
Community Content Coordinator and Editor at Chemainus Valley Courier
Assistant Managing Editor at Black Press Media
Journalist, community content coordinator @blackpressmedia, editor @mondaymag. 📧[email protected]
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4 days ago |
mapleridgenews.com | Sam Duerksen
Douglas Charlton Farr had always looked at skateboarders with quiet envy. But time slipped through his fingers – he found himself 30 years old, contemplating taking up the sport again. "I'm too old at this point," he told himself. But 28 years later, at age 58, he saw a skateboard at Costco and his long-lost fantasies hit him in a rush of nostalgia. "If I don't do it now, it'll be too late," he thought. From there, he never looked back.
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4 days ago |
pqbnews.com | Sam Duerksen
Sitting down in the gorgeous Brentwood Bay Resort Arbutus Room to chat with new executive chef Aaron Turner, I'm struck by a plate of live mushrooms, growing in a cloud-like form. Turner put them out there as a conversation piece – he gets them from a mushroom farm called West Coast Mycology, all part of his goal: to source 90 per cent or more of his new menu from within 100 kilometres. The owner of West Coast Mycology, Turner explains, has a passion for his product and a synergistic approach.
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1 week ago |
westcoasttraveller.com | Sam Duerksen
Phillips Backyard Festival Series, a two-weekend summer music festival presented by Phillips Brewery, has laid out its 2025 lineup and is letting fans know that prices will not increase this year. One of the city’s biggest summer music events, the series is hosted in the expanded Philips Backyard and highlights local/Canadian acts alongside international hits.
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1 week ago |
langleyadvancetimes.com | Sam Duerksen
SOUTH ISLAND Victoria to Sooke Total drive: 40 km, 45 minutes without stopping The journey from Victoria to Sooke offers a fantastic glimpse of the south Island's natural beauty. On the way, you'll drive through Langford, Greater Victoria's fastest-growing municipality, an excellent place to shop and eat. Once in the Sooke area, adventure awaits along the Juan de Fuca Strait. The Sooke Potholes are a geological wonder with rocky pools to wade into for a refreshing dip.
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2 weeks ago |
mapleridgenews.com | Sam Duerksen
For some, one time on the famous 75-km West Coast Trail is more than enough for a lifetime of memories. For Victoria local Wayne Aitken, it's an epic journey he's traversed more than 25 times. As co-author of Amazon Best Seller, Blisters and Bliss: The Trekker's Guide to the West Coast Trail, Aitken has documented his awe for the trail, plus sage advice for tackling it, since 1989.
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