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SHEILA NORGATE: Artist, Feminist, Nostalgist

Posted by John Harris
|Date: January 02, 2021
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SHEILA NORGATE: Artist, Feminist, Nostalgist

Photo credit: Sean Sherstone My first encounter with Sheila Norgate was in the hall of St. Andrews United ...

Photo credit: Sean Sherstone My first encounter with Sheila Norgate was in the hall of St. Andrews United Church in Nanaimo. She was relaxing after yet another witty, wise performance as one of the ch ...

January 02, 2021
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CHOIR EMBOLDENS ALL SINGERS

Posted by Myles Shane
|Date: December 30, 2020
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CHOIR EMBOLDENS ALL SINGERS

The Gettin’ Higher Choir (GHC) is a large, exuberant, and inclusive “come-as-you-are” choir that embodies ...

The Gettin’ Higher Choir (GHC) is a large, exuberant, and inclusive “come-as-you-are” choir that embodies the idea that singing is our birthright. The choir was founded by Siobhan Robinsong in 1996 an ...

December 30, 2020
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HUMAN CONNECTIONS: HOW WE MET Odette & June

Posted by Verena Foxx
|Date: December 30, 2020
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HUMAN CONNECTIONS: HOW WE MET Odette & June

The word “organizing” in an ad posted on a telephone pole in Vancouver a decade ago stopped June in her t ...

The word “organizing” in an ad posted on a telephone pole in Vancouver a decade ago stopped June in her tracks. “I knew immediately that it was calling me,” she says. At the time, June was a semi-reti ...

December 30, 2020
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Notes from Readers Are Such Fun!

Posted by INSPIRED Staff
|Date: December 10, 2020
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Notes from Readers Are Such Fun!

This week brought a number of notes and emails from our dear Readers. It reminded me that INSPIRED Magazi ...

This week brought a number of notes and emails from our dear Readers. It reminded me that INSPIRED Magazine has an effect far beyond what I could ever have imagined. One reader from Vancouver called t ...

December 10, 2020
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GRAHAM HARROP: A Few Strokes Of The Pen And Then A Funny Line

Posted by John Thomson
|Date: November 30, 2020
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GRAHAM HARROP: A Few Strokes Of The Pen And Then A Funny Line

“Are you a late bloomer?” I ask. “Definitely, yes, absolutely,” says 76-year-old Graham Harrop from his h ...

“Are you a late bloomer?” I ask. “Definitely, yes, absolutely,” says 76-year-old Graham Harrop from his home studio in North Vancouver, where he works three days a week drawing editorial cartoons for ...

November 30, 2020
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GUIDED BY ANGELS

Posted by Jane Cassie
|Date: November 30, 2020
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GUIDED BY ANGELS

“You've been waiting a few lifetimes to go through this experience. You are surrounded by so many loving ...

“You've been waiting a few lifetimes to go through this experience. You are surrounded by so many loving angels and they are wanting you to embrace every step of this journey.” Linda's voice was all-k ...

November 30, 2020
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SUPER SENIORS CYCLING: Four Pillars for Longevity

Posted by Laurie Wilson
|Date: November 29, 2020
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SUPER SENIORS CYCLING: Four Pillars for Longevity

As I age, I find it fascinating to study people who are 20 years older than me. It still feels like the d ...

As I age, I find it fascinating to study people who are 20 years older than me. It still feels like the distant future and like there is time to figure out how to do it well if one ponders enough. The ...

November 29, 2020
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CREATING A VISIBLE LIFE

Posted by Toni O'Keeffe
|Date: November 29, 2020
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CREATING A VISIBLE LIFE

To be seen, to be heard, and to be happy are basic human desires. As we put busy careers behind us and ou ...

To be seen, to be heard, and to be happy are basic human desires. As we put busy careers behind us and our families no longer depend on us the way they once did, many retirees are left struggling to f ...

November 29, 2020
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ROOTED IN GENEROSITY: Lynne’s Story of Giving Back

Posted by INSPIRED Staff
|Date: November 25, 2020
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ROOTED IN GENEROSITY: Lynne’s Story of Giving Back

A community changed by tragedy and empowered by social conscience. Memories of 1960s Wales. A beloved aun ...

A community changed by tragedy and empowered by social conscience. Memories of 1960s Wales. A beloved aunt’s generosity. These inspire local couple, Lynne and John, to name the Victoria Hospitals Foun ...

November 25, 2020
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ELEANOR DECKERT: WHERE DREAMS MEET REALITY

Posted by Janet McMaster
|Date: November 01, 2020
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ELEANOR DECKERT: WHERE DREAMS MEET REALITY

Many people spend their lives trying to figure out who they are and what they should be doing. A fortunat ...

Many people spend their lives trying to figure out who they are and what they should be doing. A fortunate few, like author Eleanor Deckert, have a definite sense of purpose from a young age and a cle ...

November 01, 2020
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MAUREEN SHAW: Connecting The Dots

Posted by Kate Robertson
|Date: November 01, 2020
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MAUREEN SHAW: Connecting The Dots

One of the many wonderful things about the passage of time is being able to look back on the years and re ...

One of the many wonderful things about the passage of time is being able to look back on the years and reflect upon how events and people have influenced our lives. For Maureen Shaw, who has worked pa ...

November 01, 2020
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EACH DAY IS A GIFT A Sister’s Story: Cycling Across Canada for Cancer

Posted by J. Kathleen Thompson
|Date: November 01, 2020
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EACH DAY IS A GIFT A Sister’s Story: Cycling Across Canada for Cancer

When I stooped by the shores of the Pacific Ocean to fill a bottle with water that will be released into ...

When I stooped by the shores of the Pacific Ocean to fill a bottle with water that will be released into the Atlantic, the image of Terry Fox doing the same – in reverse – loomed large. Showing us wha ...

November 01, 2020
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Exceptional Seniors Nominated for VERA Award 2020

Posted by INSPIRED Staff
|Date: October 20, 2020
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Exceptional Seniors Nominated for VERA Award 2020

For the past 20 years, the Eldercare Foundation and University of Victoria’s Institute on Aging and Lifel ...

For the past 20 years, the Eldercare Foundation and University of Victoria’s Institute on Aging and Lifelong Health (IALH), have hosted a special event to recognize the International Day of Older Pers ...

October 20, 2020
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Bruno Huber: A Man for All Seasons

Posted by Martin Donner
|Date: July 30, 2020
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Bruno Huber: A Man for All Seasons

Clint Eastwood said not long ago, “don’t let the old man in.” Those words became the title song of his la ...

Clint Eastwood said not long ago, “don’t let the old man in.” Those words became the title song of his latest movie, The Mule. They are also the watchwords of author Bruno Huber. After having spent 25 ...

July 30, 2020
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Reboot August 2020

Posted by Verena Foxx
|Date: July 30, 2020
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Reboot August 2020

DAVE MORRIS recently spent six months, instead of his usual three, in New Zealand, visiting his daughter ...

DAVE MORRIS recently spent six months, instead of his usual three, in New Zealand, visiting his daughter and her family, when the pandemic put everyone in lockdown and closed the country’s borders. Wh ...

July 30, 2020
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