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    A Dynamo on the Hill

    Politicians are not held in high regard these days. Not surprising given international attention for mayo ...

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    Environmental Stewardship Begins with Family

    Dr. David Suzuki attributes his father, Kaoru Carr Suzuki, for inspiring him to enjoy and appreciate the ...

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    Celebrity

    I should have been a movie star or a stage actor or a famous singer or a major hockey celebrity, but beca ...

    I should have been a movie star or a stage actor or a famous singer or a major hockey celebrity, but because of certain set-backs, I had to allow the parade to pass me by — I’m not good looking, I can ...

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    Memory, Motivation, and Moxie

    Prelude Ordinary seniors enjoy brisk walks in the park, some moderate hiking or cycling and swimming laps ...

    Prelude Ordinary seniors enjoy brisk walks in the park, some moderate hiking or cycling and swimming laps each week. But, at 60-something, Marian Lowery is no ordinary senior! A retired educator marri ...

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    Grace in the Midst of Difficult Times

    Born in Vancouver, Cathie Borrie's extensive and diverse working life has included careers in health, law ...

    Born in Vancouver, Cathie Borrie's extensive and diverse working life has included careers in health, law and business. For seven years, she cared for her mother, who had Alzheimer's and Parkinson's d ...

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    Isn`t it About Time?

    Twenty years ago, while driving a B.C. transit bus, Marilyn Joyce (M.J.) Milne had a strange encounter of ...

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    Why Give?

    When disaster strikes in the global community and need is imminent, digging deep to help those in peril c ...

    When disaster strikes in the global community and need is imminent, digging deep to help those in peril comes naturally for most. But when the need is ongoing, it takes a little more commitment and pl ...

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    Top of the World

    In February 1972, the dreams of an entire country fell onto the shoulders of a petite 18-year-old girl. C ...

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    Providing Respite

    The call of the Klondike brought Clive Piercy’s ancestors from Yorkshire to Victoria, where they set up b ...

    The call of the Klondike brought Clive Piercy’s ancestors from Yorkshire to Victoria, where they set up business provisioning the miners who were heading to the goldfields. The family established itse ...

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    Downsizing: Some Personal Stories

    Moving at any time in life can be a daunting experience and determining the best way to downsize your pos ...

    Moving at any time in life can be a daunting experience and determining the best way to downsize your possessions can be a real challenge. For Lorne Ames, the experience of simplifying his life and be ...

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    A Challenge of Time

    Slowing down is not on Mike Harcourt's to-do list. Although the former B.C. premier said goodbye to provi ...

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    Seawise Women Cruise 2008

    When she was 10 years old, Sue Hargreaves read a book that sparked her lifelong dream to sail. Swallows a ...

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    A Time For Giving

    At this time of year, being overwhelmed by an avalanche of toys couldn't make the Salvation Army's Jim te ...

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    A Wild Life

    Not only has Gillian Radcliffe devoted most of her life to wildlife ecology, but she has also embraced he ...

    Not only has Gillian Radcliffe devoted most of her life to wildlife ecology, but she has also embraced her love of raptors, birds of prey, to such an extent that she conquered her fear of heights and ...

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    Life on the Lights

    "I'll give it a year and if I don't like it I'll leave!" That's the deal Evelyn Bruton made with her hers ...

    "I'll give it a year and if I don't like it I'll leave!" That's the deal Evelyn Bruton made with her herself when she was 19 and headed out on her own from Ellerslie, Alberta to Vancouver. Unbeknownst ...

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