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Peppering the Planet with Finger Labyrinths

Posted by Carol Matthews
|Date: February 01, 2014
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Peppering the Planet with Finger Labyrinths

Last year marked the first time the “Gathering” of The Labyrinth Society (TLS) was held in Canada. TLS is ...

Last year marked the first time the “Gathering” of The Labyrinth Society (TLS) was held in Canada. TLS is an international organization whose mission is to support all those who create, maintain and u ...

February 01, 2014
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A Dynamo on the Hill

Posted by Hans Tammemagi
|Date: February 01, 2014
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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 ...

Politicians are not held in high regard these days. Not surprising given international attention for mayoral drunken stupors, Senators’ mishandling of funds, pervasive graft in Montreal and a former P ...

February 01, 2014
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Environmental Stewardship Begins with Family

Posted by Mathieu Powell
|Date: May 01, 2013
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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 ...

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 ...

May 01, 2013
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Celebrity

Posted by INSPIRED Staff
|Date: February 01, 2012
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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 ...

February 01, 2012
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Memory, Motivation, and Moxie

Posted by Chris Millikan
|Date: December 01, 2011
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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 ...

December 01, 2011
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Grace in the Midst of Difficult Times

Posted by Carol Matthews
|Date: September 01, 2011
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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 ...

September 01, 2011
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Isn`t it About Time?

Posted by Joan W. Winter
|Date: March 01, 2011
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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 ...

Twenty years ago, while driving a B.C. transit bus, Marilyn Joyce (M.J.) Milne had a strange encounter of the mystical kind. As she pulled into a stop and opened the door, a maroon-robed man with a bl ...

March 01, 2011
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Why Give?

Posted by Bobbie Jo Reid
|Date: May 01, 2010
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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 ...

May 01, 2010
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Top of the World

Posted by Kevin McKay
|Date: January 01, 2010
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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 ...

In February 1972, the dreams of an entire country fell onto the shoulders of a petite 18-year-old girl. Canada was not doing well at the 11th Winter Olympic games in Sapporo, Japan. And as each day pa ...

January 01, 2010
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Providing Respite

Posted by Enise Olding
|Date: November 01, 2009
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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 ...

November 01, 2009
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Downsizing: Some Personal Stories

Posted by INSPIRED Staff
|Date: June 05, 2009
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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 ...

June 05, 2009
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A Challenge of Time

Posted by Tracey Block
|Date: May 01, 2009
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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 ...

Slowing down is not on Mike Harcourt's to-do list. Although the former B.C. premier said goodbye to provincial politics in 1996, his schedule remains filled. "I think retirement is a phoney gig, anywa ...

May 01, 2009
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Seawise Women Cruise 2008

Posted by Enise Olding
|Date: September 01, 2008
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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 ...

When she was 10 years old, Sue Hargreaves read a book that sparked her lifelong dream to sail. Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome is set in the English Lake District not far from the coast where S ...

September 01, 2008
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A Time For Giving

Posted by Enise Olding
|Date: December 01, 2007
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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 ...

At this time of year, being overwhelmed by an avalanche of toys couldn't make the Salvation Army's Jim ten Hove happier. Toys arrive at the Salvation Army year round, but it's after the annual Naden B ...

December 01, 2007
| by Enise Olding

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A Wild Life

Posted by Enise Olding
|Date: July 01, 2007
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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 ...

July 01, 2007
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