December 2007 - Posts

Holiday Ferry Schedules to Pender Island
If you are coming over to Pender for Christmas or New Years from Victoria (Swartz Bay), there are a couple of changes to the ferry schedule that you should know about: December 25 & January 1: There is no 5:10am sailing from Victoria to Pender Island Read More...
Posted 22 December 07 11:24 by Howard Sanders | 0 Comments   
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3 Last Minute Handmade Christmas Gifts (with a Bonus!)
This post comes courtesy of my wife, Theresa. She tries to make at least some of our gifts every year, and knows just what it is like to be down to the wire and out of ideas... OK. It's December 20, and you're just starting to panic. You know Read More...
Posted 19 December 07 10:21 by Howard Sanders | 0 Comments   
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2007-2008 New Year's Eve Events on Pender Island, BC
Have you made plans for New Year's Eve yet? NO?! Then come to Pender Island and help us bring in 2008! We have a full evening's worth of events, and our very own January 1st Polar Bear swim to boot! THE MAGIC LAKE LANTERN FESTIVAL A Pender Islands' Read More...
Posted 15 December 07 02:02 by Howard Sanders | 0 Comments   
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Pender Island, BC - Audobon Christmas Bird Count -- Sat, December 15
History In 1900, American ornithologist Frank Chapman asked birders across North America to head out on Christmas Day to count the birds in their home towns and submit the results as the first "Christmas Bird Census." His suggestion has evolved Read More...
Posted 12 December 07 11:44 by Howard Sanders | 0 Comments   
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Southern Gulf Islands 2006 Census Results
The results from Canada's 2006 census are in! Here are some of the more interesting statistics for the Southern Gulf Islands electoral area, which includes North and South Pender, Galiano, Mayne, Saturna, Piers and associated islands. I have also Read More...
Posted 10 December 07 04:23 by Howard Sanders | 0 Comments   
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Events on Pender Island, BC -- Saturday Dec. 8
Hello one and all! The Festive season is definitely approaching -- we have already been gifted with snow and assorted winter weather, and the sweet smell of wood smoke fills the air when Theresa and I take Pongo out for his daily walk around the neighbourhood. Read More...
Posted 07 December 07 11:38 by Howard Sanders | 0 Comments   
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