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Enter the studio of sculptor Elias Wakan on Gabriola Island, and what strikes the eye is the incredible play of light and shadow within his sculptures. Eli explains that his constructions (he prefers that word, since his pieces are painstakingly built up unit by unit) are appreciated because they seem to change along with the light of day. Read more...
These rockers keep the Golden Oldies alive. Read more...
Much can be said about British Columbia and her artists. Whether they toil in paint, sculpture, photography, performing arts, music or word play, these artists share one thing in common - a creativity that thrives in the natural allure of our province. Read more...
Volunteer flower arranger Peggy Dallamore adds flare to Government House. Read more...
Crooner Alan Moberg writes songs about B.C. and her people. Read more...
I have always loved music. Musical notes scattered on a page fascinate me. Along with the joy, however, there is also frustration. My almost 60-year-old hands and slightly-past-middle-age mind sometimes have difficulty synchronizing and creating the sound the composer had in mind when a particular piece was written. Read more...
Some years ago, while living in Vancouver, Dawn Stofer reached a crossroads in life. A friend suggested she picture how she would like her life to look. Read more...
Chinese brush painting is a remarkable discipline of brush and ink gliding gracefully on rice paper. This ancient art is alive and thriving at Goward House. Read more...
Eric Wilson is a storyteller. The well-known author of 22 best-selling Liz Austen mysteries for children began his career as a teacher at White Rock Junior Secondary School where he found, to his amazement, that the small group of boys in his class didn't like reading. Read more...
Comox Valley watercolour artist Judi Pedder relishes a challenge, an advantage, since her life has been full of adversity. Born in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, the youngest of seven children, Judi's first unwanted challenge came at age eight when she had to deal with the death of her father who was a dentist. Read more...
50+ Active Living Celebration brings together vendors, entertainers and visitors for a gala event. Read more...
With a fertile imagination and infectious humour, author Bernice Williams takes her readers to a land of Make Believe. Read more...
Entertainer Pauline Le Bel is trying to reconnect with her mother earth and bring others along for the ride. Read more...
Highly acclaimed artist lends his talents and time to important causes and charities. Read more...
Restless in retirement, Beth Rowles Scott launched an educatinal society and became an author. Read more...
For the young Judith Millar, the local library contained the stuff of which her dreams were made. Read more...
More than 80,000 books, magazines and newspapers are available to download free for use with your computer's text to speech system. Read more...
Throughout her life, Judith Berlin never strayed far from the stage no matter what turns her path took. Read more...
A late bloomer, Rosemarie Hurst has enjoyed more success with her music in the past decade than all the years leading up to it put together. Read more...
Entering Tinkertown is like turning back time to a wildly wacky nether world of Americana, the breathtaking result of one man's passion; a joyful celebration of life - unstructured and in miniature; Monty Python in clay-mation - wonky, whimsical and silly, and all with a subtle undercurrent of social commentary. Read more...
By Gipp Forster
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Interview with Canadian icon Dr. David Suzuki...
Holiday Touch We interview Rob Davies of Victorian at McKenzie. Part of the Holiday Touch chain, Victorian at McKenzie has cluster care services, on-site, live-in managers, and an amazing travel program that allows their residents to travel to any one of over three hundred and twenty communities in North America where they can stay and eat... for FREE. CLICK HERE
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Sunrise of Victoria is a licensed long term care community located just minutes from Beacon Hill Park, downtown Victoria and three blocks from the Empress Hotel and Inner Harbor. Our community is set in a well-established, quiet residential neighborhood. We pride ourselves in our high-quality, resident-focused care and services. CLICK HERE.
Berwick Retirement Communities has made a very clear statement about how this small, family-owned BC company intended to elevate the quality of life for its residents.
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