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People who sing with others experience a wide range of joys and benefits. Members of singing groups enjoy meeting new people, breathing better, and feeling more alert and emotionally uplifted. Opportunities for group singing abound in British Columbia. Read more...
The Victoria Knitters Guild brings people together to socialize while they knit for family friends and charity. Read more...
Members of the Victoria Chinese Seniors' Association pick up paddles for fitness and friendship. Read more...
Senior Living would be interested in promoting a senior singles' event if there's someone out there willing to do the organizing. But first, we'd like to hear from you, our readers, as to whether you would like to attend such a get-together. Read more...
How do you stay connected and remain part of a larger community? Volunteering is the single most important thing you can do. Read more...
Vancouver Island offers many opportunities to meet new people in a natural way. Here are some suggestions for meeting other singles locally. Read more...
If you'd like to become more involved in your community and meet people of all ages and backgrounds with common interests, check out some of Vancouver Island's Newcomer organizations. Read more...
Whether you're 16 or 65, the best way to enjoy a first date is to keep an open mind, focus on the things you have in common, and make your primary goal to simply have a good time. Read more...
The gala Opening Ceremony for the September 16th to 19th Richmond 2009 BC Seniors Games pulsated with "grey power" as athletes and spectators absorbed well-wishes of dignitaries and were wowed by choral singers. Irene Butler and her husband Rick had front row seats (so to speak) as they covered the event as photographers. Read more...
It's just after 12:30 p.m. on a Tuesday, and at the Minoru Place Activity Centre in Richmond, members of the Minoru Amateur Writers' Group begin to drift into a large room at the end of the hall. Read more...
If you thought you saw a camouflage fighter/attacked aircraft in Russian markings at the Comox Airport recently, you did. A dream of mine came true when I won the draw for a 40-minute flight in an L-39ZA Albatros fighter jet owned by Ed McDonald of St. Albert, Alberta. Read more...
Senior Living is looking for seniors willing to volunteer their time to moderate discussions on our website. See www.seniorlivingmag.com/discussion Read more...
Every Friday morning in Victoria, Marilyn and Ken Tomlinson lead their teams, Senior's Moment and the Friday Flyers, on a paddle down the Gorge Waterway. They uncover their 45-foot [13.7 m] outrigger canoes while the teams laugh and joke as they lift the boats into the shallow water and guide them to the dock. Read more...
Skyrocketing travel expenses encourage avid adventurers like us to explore closer to home. So hearing of farming tours less than two hours from Vancouver, we investigate rural life around Agassiz-Harrison, browsing and nibbling our way through several glorious days; but first a detour into Harrison's renowned World Championship of Sand Sculptures. Read more...
What started as a fun and thoughtful gift for her children turned into a passionate career for Elizabeth Elwood. Read more...
One-time Olympic hopeful Joseph Incantalupo is now his zone's director for tennis for the BC Senior Games. Read more...
When I was seven, I had high hopes of joining the circus. My dad even installed a trapeze in our basement to pacify this childhood whim. But that was a number of decades and 100 or so pounds ago. Today, in my pre-golden years, as I teeter on the edge of Whistler's Zip Trek platform, I'm not as certain that I'll soar through the air with great ease Read more...
We've pre-booked a tour with Wild Earth Llama Adventures to trek New Mexico's Rio Grande Gorge. The scenic six-hour jaunt into the volcanic rift promises to provide some insight into the area's culture and history, right back to the early days when the Pueblo people first arrived. And just like Peruvians, who for centuries have hiked the high Andes, toting our load and lunch will be a few loyal llamas. Read more...
I never wanted to be a sailor. Boats were risky, I thought, not dependable at all. They were never still, always bobbing around in the waves. Sometimes, they even tipped over, or worse, hit a rock and sank - and I didn't know how to swim. So, I was shocked when my husband, Frank, announced one day that he had signed us up for sailing lessons. Read more...
For some, Whistler's playground for adventure begins with driving the beautiful sea-to-sky highway, but we ride in comfort aboard Whistler Mountaineer's Glacier Dome along the even more scenic railway. Read more...
By Gipp Forster
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By Mathieu Powell
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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
eGurus Technology Tutors Learn why Jennifer was inspired to start her company and how she and her team of technology tutors can help you with your tech challenges, or build a custom series of lessons to get you comfortable with all the benefits technology offers. CLICK HERE
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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