• Feeding the Children

    The irony of children going to school hungry in the heart of one of BC’s most acclaimed food and wine reg ...

    The irony of children going to school hungry in the heart of one of BC’s most acclaimed food and wine regions is not lost on Fatima Da Silva, chef-operator of the vineyard-based gourmet restaurant Vin ...

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  • Are You Retired Yet?

    “Are you retired yet?” was the most common question people would ask me before I closed my law practice. ...

    “Are you retired yet?” was the most common question people would ask me before I closed my law practice. The second most common question was, “When are you retiring?” I actually stopped practicing in ...

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  • Living Legends

    Legends are living among us! Over the past year, the James Bay New Horizons Society (JBNHS) hosted a seri ...

    Legends are living among us! Over the past year, the James Bay New Horizons Society (JBNHS) hosted a series of coffee chats with 24 “Living Legends” in Victoria. Funded by Employment and Social Develo ...

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  • 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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  • Reboot - October 2018

    DAVID WONG, an accomplished architect and author with a biology background that led him to initiate Save ...

    DAVID WONG, an accomplished architect and author with a biology background that led him to initiate Save the Frogs Day in Vancouver schools, is adamant about leaving a civic legacy of diversity that e ...

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  • Reboot September 2018

    JAMIE ANN MAURO returned to Vancouver and took up urban farming in her backyard after more than 20 succes ...

    JAMIE ANN MAURO returned to Vancouver and took up urban farming in her backyard after more than 20 successful years as a jazz performer in Germany and Spain’s luxury hotels. The vivacious musician say ...

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  • Reboot August 2018

    LINDA DICKEY, a four-time volunteer builder with Habitat for Humanity Canada, says she has always believe ...

    LINDA DICKEY, a four-time volunteer builder with Habitat for Humanity Canada, says she has always believed that “housing is the game changer” when it comes to improving a family’s life. She’s put her ...

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  • Mastery and Muse

    When inspiration comes to BC’s Roger Baird, it isn’t only by performing on one of the many percussion ins ...

    When inspiration comes to BC’s Roger Baird, it isn’t only by performing on one of the many percussion instruments he plays or with his sublime mastery of the drum kit; Roger’s Hedd Wyn Essentials busi ...

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  • 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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  • A Visit Home

    “So much of who we are is where we have been.” - William Langewiesche Sometimes, the landscapes of our ea ...

    “So much of who we are is where we have been.” - William Langewiesche Sometimes, the landscapes of our early years can call us back with a visceral urge. My BC childhood landscape held a fusion of emo ...

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  • The Comfort & Connection of Food

    Since the beginning of time, food has been important not just to fuel the body, but as an integral part o ...

    Since the beginning of time, food has been important not just to fuel the body, but as an integral part of celebration, connection with family and a source of comfort. But in the last few years, food ...

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  • Late Bloomer

    It’s never too late. And if you bristle at that old adage, allow me to try to change your mind. Meet Lona ...

    It’s never too late. And if you bristle at that old adage, allow me to try to change your mind. Meet Lona Manning. She has done something for the first time at the age of 60. It’s something she’d alwa ...

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  • 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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  • Reboot July 2018

    JIM WALCHUK can best be described as a 21st century Renaissance man. A 2013 inductee into the BC Entertai ...

    JIM WALCHUK can best be described as a 21st century Renaissance man. A 2013 inductee into the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame for his (and sister Judy Ginn Walchuk’s) musical contributions, Jim is still ...

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  • Chasing a Butterfly

    “Caregiving leaves its mark on us. No matter what we do to prepare ourselves, the hole left behind looms ...

    “Caregiving leaves its mark on us. No matter what we do to prepare ourselves, the hole left behind looms large.” ~ Dale L. Baker, author Herb Bryce knows about holes. He lived down one for a portion o ...

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