Making the best of their good and bad habits
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Making the best of their good and bad habits

Making the best of their good and bad habits Prepare yourselves Victoria… this local band which has been graphed together over the past few years is gaining steady momentum – meet Secondhand Habit. In 2013, fully formed with new members, they wrote their single “Love Letter,” which has a gut wrenching must see video. After…

What it could be, not what it should be…
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What it could be, not what it should be…

What it could be, not what it should be… … a perspective embodied by each original Caleb Speller piece. Art hid Speller from pressures at school and after graduation his travels to Hawaii, Thailand, and Australia aided in a deeper connection to himself, his beliefs, and the world. While rebuilding custom bicycles, Speller earned a Visual Arts diploma…

The earth and glass fuel a new eco-passion
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The earth and glass fuel a new eco-passion

The earth and glass fuel a new eco-passion After graduating from forestry and one of the first ever Eco-Tourism courses in 1999, Tyler Hayes chose to head west from Ontario to explore related jobs such as spacing forest growth in Grand Prairie and river guiding in Jasper. Intending to explore the coast, Hayes purchased a…

Artist’s emerging passion and bold style catapults career
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Artist’s emerging passion and bold style catapults career

Artist’s emerging passion and bold style catapults career Josh Miller, like many people, studied at University, found a career (in carpentry), and is a self-proclaimed “simple kind of guy”. Until last year; fate dealt a serious accident, preventing him from working. During his recovery, his teenage impulse (un-pursued interest to attend Emily Carr) revealed painting…

Up and coming young champ is a positive influencer
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Up and coming young champ is a positive influencer

Up and coming young champ is a positive influencer In pursuit of his passions, thirteen year old Austin Black has a motto, “Live the life you love; don’t let it live you.” During seven years of training Shotokan Karate along side his grandfather, it seemed Black also started to excel in other areas – as an…

Who knows where it leads, let it happen.
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Who knows where it leads, let it happen.

Who knows where it leads, let it happen. Influenced early on by his mother’s musical guidance Richard Moody found a lifelong devotion to the string instruments. At fourteen Moody moved with his family to France where he studied and practiced classical viola 3-5 hours a day. Being a part of a city and conservatory incredibly supportive…

Listen. It’s not behind you, it’s ahead of you.
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Listen. It’s not behind you, it’s ahead of you.

Listen. It’s not behind you, it’s ahead of you. The soul moving voice of Steph Macpherson makes it hard to imagine she had anxiety or was shy about being on stage. Yet, after nearly fourteen years of voice lessons, her love of playing guitar and Sarah Harmer finally took over and in high school she…

Introspective work creates a movement for women
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Introspective work creates a movement for women

Introspective work creates a movement for women Life has a way of working itself out, but if you ask Alice Bracegirdle it has a way of “moving” into place. During a dark time in her life as a single mom on welfare she woke up one day, said “enough” and jumped up dancing. Bracegirdle wanted…

“Stick” to pass and go fast; it’s all strategy
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“Stick” to pass and go fast; it’s all strategy

“Stick” to pass and go fast; it’s all strategy Rarely is cycling the Velodrome at 60km without brakes the first thing that comes to mind when you think about youth sports. Yet, a growing number of young people in Victoria like John Willcox are doing just that. Inspired after a bike tour in Europe, Willcox…

Superficial beliefs about beauty have met their match
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Superficial beliefs about beauty have met their match

Superficial beliefs about beauty have met their match Out to show that beauty is more about self-appreciation, self-love and confidence Melodie Reynolds shares her own journey to acceptance with other women in a unique way. Reynolds’ past career with a big name cosmetics company as National Director of Education is where she became fascinated by…

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