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		<title>Class acts&#8230;. BLYS Yoga in Parksville</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This from a magazine article I wrote late last year for a column I did called Class Acts. BLYS Yoga is now part of our lives. Our 10 year old takes the pre-teen/teen yoga classes and LOVES it. 2nd time for it and ask when it starts. We have other young friends going with her [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ella Rose learns the marimba from Fahlon We love the Craig Street Market in Parksville. So many great things to see, buy and eat! Also hear. We fell in love with the local youth group Kumbana Marimba, led by sisters Fahlon and Jasmine Smith from Errington. They play traditional African music along with some South [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It is a slippery slope&#8230;.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have a yearly excursion to Mount Washington to do a bit of snow tubing. It is a whole lot of winter fun &#8211; and a great family outing. We skip out of school and work for the day and head to the hill. We wear our warmest snow gear and eye up our favourite [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Not just for breakfast.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the awesome tree tapping experts at the Forest Discovery Centre in Duncan 5th Annual West Coast Bigleaf Maple Syrup Festival It&#8217;s that time of year again &#8211; a whole day devoted to Maple Syrup.  Taste maple syrup from Vancouver Island at the Bigleaf Maple Syrup Festival at The BC Forest Discovery Centre in Duncan. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2012 &#8211; Symphony Community Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[FREE Events with the VI Symphony Saturday, February 18, Port Theatre Musical Instrument Zoo (11 a.m. -12 noon) NoteworthyKids Music Club Family Event (11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.) Open Rehearsal (12:30-1:30 p.m.) Reserve your Complimentary Ticket: 250-754-8550 Info: www.vancouverislandsymphony.com]]></description>
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		<title>Zombie</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Not quite dead! I am back. So busy with work and life and let this slide. I keep hearing about so many wonderful events, places, ideas and fun here on Vancouver Island, that I have to write about it. So, I am back. I hope I keep you and your children entertained.]]></description>
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		<title>Minetown Day is a full day of family fun</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lantzville, just north of Nanaimo, may not be a big town, but they know how to put on great events.  From the Rotary Club&#8217;s wonderful Breakfast with Santa to the Fire Department&#8217;s Halloween bonfire and fireworks, people come from all over to join in the festivities.  But the crowning event of the year is Minetown [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kiddingaroundvancouverisland.com/blog/2009/09/minetown-day-is-a-full-day-of-family-fun/</link>
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		<title>Working hard at having a relaxing Labour Day weekend</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We all want to teach our kids the true meaning of Christmas.  What about teaching them the true meaning of Labour Day?  That&#8217;s George&#8217;s plan for the girls this year:  cutting the lawn, weeding the garden, ripping out that old fence and putting in a new one.  Some good old-fashioned labour.  Okay, while we see [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When it comes to blackberries, we&#8217;re picky</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the sunny hot summer we&#8217;ve had on Vancouver Island this year, fruits were ripening extra early, and that meant starting blackberry picking mode not long after BC Day &#8211; it&#8217;s been going strong ever since.  When we head down to the park, we don&#8217;t bring any snacks with us; just grab a handful of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kiddingaroundvancouverisland.com/blog/2009/08/when-it-comes-to-blackberries-were-picky/</link>
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		<title>Flying high over Salt Spring Island</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our kids are Island kids through and through &#8211; always at the beach, going to farmer&#8217;s markets, exploring the parks, and travelling the back roads.  So when we told them we were going to visit another island, they were pretty ho-hum about it all.  But as we left the ferry and started driving around Salt [...]]]></description>
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