For some, turning 55 may seem like the beginning of a downhill slope, but for the multi-talented Gerry He ...
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Living a Black Belt Life
Living a Black Belt Life
For some, turning 55 may seem like the beginning of a downhill slope, but for the multi-talented Gerry Hennessey it was an exciting turning point. ...
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Retooling Not Retiring
Retooling Not Retiring
"Where I was born and where and how I have lived is unimportant. It is what I have done with where I have ...
"Where I was born and where and how I have lived is unimportant. It is what I have done with where I have been that should be of interest." –Georgia O'Keefe, famed American artist Hudson Mack may not ...
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Heart-Driven Hippy
Heart-Driven Hippy
If there is one word that sums up the irrepressible Valdy, it is “energy.” The smiling, impish, red-suspe ...
If there is one word that sums up the irrepressible Valdy, it is “energy.” The smiling, impish, red-suspendered septuagenarian is constantly on the go. By his count, Valdy has played an average of 200 ...
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Going for Everything
Going for Everything
Being the founder and CEO of the world's largest fitness club owned by a single individual doesn't happen ...
Being the founder and CEO of the world's largest fitness club owned by a single individual doesn't happen overnight. And it doesn't happen by accident – unless it does. David Patchell-Evans, affection ...
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Environmental Stewardship Begins with Family
Environmental Stewardship Begins with Family
Dr. David Suzuki attributes his father, Kaoru Carr Suzuki, for inspiring him to enjoy and appreciate the ...
Dr. David Suzuki attributes his father, Kaoru Carr Suzuki, for inspiring him to enjoy and appreciate the natural world in his youth. Mr. Suzuki senior, born in Vancouver, was the son of Japanese immig ...
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Ella Lee: Summer Breeze
Ella Lee: Summer Breeze
During the first week of September 1995, Ella Lee walked onto the track area of the BC Senior Games in Ol ...
During the first week of September 1995, Ella Lee walked onto the track area of the BC Senior Games in Oliver, and wondered what she was doing there. She knew she was entering some races in a track me ...
Read more| by Kevin McKay