“Would you like to do a piece on Murray McLauchlan?” the editor asked. I couldn’t say ‘sure’ fast enough. ...
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Murray McLauchlan: From a Kid From the City to You
Murray McLauchlan: From a Kid From the City to You
“Would you like to do a piece on Murray McLauchlan?” the editor asked. I couldn’t say ‘sure’ fast enough. I was all set, then my father went and had a heart attack. The nerve of him. The interview, th ...
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Janet Austin: For Queen and Country
Janet Austin: For Queen and Country
Tucked away behind the rhododendrons, hostas and hellebores two-and-a-half kilometres west of the Legisla ...
Tucked away behind the rhododendrons, hostas and hellebores two-and-a-half kilometres west of the Legislative Assembly, Victoria’s Government House is a local landmark. The surrounding gardens featuri ...
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Cynthia Dale: Entertainment’s Triple Threat
Cynthia Dale: Entertainment’s Triple Threat
“I’m the lowly producer. That’s what they call me. I’m learning.” Actor Cynthia Dale, well-known for her ...
“I’m the lowly producer. That’s what they call me. I’m learning.” Actor Cynthia Dale, well-known for her mastery of stage, screen and television, reflects on her new role. Not only is she the lead in ...
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Gathie Falk: It’s the Simple Things
Gathie Falk: It’s the Simple Things
As I step over the threshold into the home of Canadian artist Gathie Falk, there is an immediate understa ...
As I step over the threshold into the home of Canadian artist Gathie Falk, there is an immediate understanding that this is no ordinary place. The foyer expands into a bright, airy, open concept sitti ...
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Evelyn Hart: En Pointe
Evelyn Hart: En Pointe
“My sister has an exceptional voice, a natural voice. My other sister has quite a wonderful voice, and my ...
“My sister has an exceptional voice, a natural voice. My other sister has quite a wonderful voice, and my brother had perfect pitch. That’s why I ended up in dance. Everyone else had their particular ...
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Dan Hill: A Craving for Real Songs
Dan Hill: A Craving for Real Songs
“If I had to pick between songwriting or performing, I think I would pick the songwriting,” says Canadian ...
“If I had to pick between songwriting or performing, I think I would pick the songwriting,” says Canadian music legend Dan Hill. “I find it to be more mentally, intellectually and creatively challengi ...
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Louise Penny: From the Great Silence to Fame
Louise Penny: From the Great Silence to Fame
Louise Penny makes writing best-selling books look easy. After all, since she published her first mystery ...
Louise Penny makes writing best-selling books look easy. After all, since she published her first mystery novel, Still Life, 13 years ago, she's banged out an amazing book a year in her Armand Gamache ...
| by Kate Robertson -
Chef Tojo: Bridging Cultures
Chef Tojo: Bridging Cultures
“Cooking is an art, but all art requires knowing something about the techniques and materials.” The phras ...
“Cooking is an art, but all art requires knowing something about the techniques and materials.” The phrase is attributed to Nathan Myhrvold, the American author of the six-volume series Modernist Cuis ...
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Making the Podium Achievable
Making the Podium Achievable
If you tuned into the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games, then you already know Canada’s mixed doubles ...
If you tuned into the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games, then you already know Canada’s mixed doubles curling team beat out Switzerland to win the gold. Like hockey, curling is a sport Canada cons ...
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Russ Froese: Still Curious
Russ Froese: Still Curious
Russ Froese had just put the youngest of his five grandchildren – the two-year-old – down for a nap. “I a ...
Russ Froese had just put the youngest of his five grandchildren – the two-year-old – down for a nap. “I am actively involved with them,” he says. “They are young and it’s a good time to be there.” He ...
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Jann Arden: It’s a Long Goodbye & It Ain’t So Bad
Jann Arden: It’s a Long Goodbye & It Ain’t So Bad
Jann Arden confesses that she looks forward to getting older. It's another year to embrace life. She just ...
Jann Arden confesses that she looks forward to getting older. It's another year to embrace life. She just turned fifty-six and admittedly doesn't celebrate birthdays. "It's just something you have to ...
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Before & After – Suzanne Cascanette
Before & After – Suzanne Cascanette
Suzanne Cascanette is a newcomer to Vancouver Island who works in international trade and is a Subject Ma ...
Suzanne Cascanette is a newcomer to Vancouver Island who works in international trade and is a Subject Matter Specialist relating to Canada Customs rules and regulations. She is partnered with a globa ...
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Peter Legge: Empire Builder
Peter Legge: Empire Builder
If you watch TV and purchase TV Week to check the listings – and 30,000 people do – you’ve met Peter Legg ...
If you watch TV and purchase TV Week to check the listings – and 30,000 people do – you’ve met Peter Legge or at least one of his publications. TV Week is one of 30 print and digital properties that m ...
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Darcy Rota: Head Down, Follow Through
Darcy Rota: Head Down, Follow Through
Everyone is a household name… even if it’s only in their house. “With the 13th pick overall, the Chicago ...
Everyone is a household name… even if it’s only in their house. “With the 13th pick overall, the Chicago Blackhawks are pleased to select… (if general manager Tommy Ivan doesn’t say the right name, I’ ...
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Umberto Menghi: Fresh, Simple, and Authentic
Umberto Menghi: Fresh, Simple, and Authentic
Foodies are rejoicing. Umberto’s back in town. Vancouver’s effervescent restaurateur – nobody calls him M ...
Foodies are rejoicing. Umberto’s back in town. Vancouver’s effervescent restaurateur – nobody calls him Mr. Menghi; it’s simply Umberto – is back in business, mere footsteps from the legendary Yaletow ...
| by John Thomson