Deborah is a Vancouver Island born British Columbian. At 18 she decided to see the world and joined the Canadian Forces to pursue this journey. During her 20 years with the military, Deborah traveled extensively across Canada, from West to East, North to South, and to including various parts of Europe. The diverse scenery she encountered in her travels inspired her to become a full time painter. In 1992, having decided to give her all her time...

I’m from a small place called Berson near Bordeaux in west south France. My childhood was infused with the culture of a traditional French village, gossip and old stones, accordion “flonflon” and Strauss waltzes without forgetting August carnival. My parents ran a small trade business and when I was 5 they also took over my grandfather’s vineyard. So, all together, from farming to trading, I developed the skills of...

Click to watch a short video This video was done for the Olympics by LX TV 1st Look to showcase as much as possible what  beautiful British Columbia offers from mountains to water.. this video takes you from Grouse Mountain to our little white Inn on the edge of the Pacific. Sinclair is showing our organic edible gardens – remember this video was done in January -  taking NBC Host to the shore in front of the hotel and trying sea...

With its “inspired and obsessively local” Pacific Northwest cuisine of “fresh, seasonal” ingredients ” often grown right on the property”, Sinclair and Frederique Philip’s “outstanding” ” long-time destination favourite” ” right on the water” in Sooke ” never fails to impress” with ” tasteful attention to every detail”; an “eloquent...