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Road Trippin’ Through the Kootenays

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Road Trippin’ Through the Kootenays

“Teck Trail is one of the largest fully integrated zinc and lead smelting and refining complexes in the w ...

“Teck Trail is one of the largest fully integrated zinc and lead smelting and refining complexes in the world,” says Wally, our 84-year-old guide and ex-employee of the operation. I am at the Teck Int ...

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Your European Escape in Canada

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Your European Escape in Canada

“The Barrington Woollen Mill was unusual for its time as its water wheel was laid flat in the water rathe ...

“The Barrington Woollen Mill was unusual for its time as its water wheel was laid flat in the water rather than up and down.” Normandy architecture in Quebec City. Photo: Joan Thompson We follow our g ...

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LIVING ON PURPOSE: A Place in the Sun

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LIVING ON PURPOSE: A Place in the Sun

I’m sitting at a little wooden table for two. My husband and I are drinking designer coffees listening to ...

I’m sitting at a little wooden table for two. My husband and I are drinking designer coffees listening to soft jazz tones from a YouTube channel over our heads. Palm plants form one wall and snake pla ...

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Thrive Beyond 55 – September/October

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Thrive Beyond 55 – September/October

Perseverance Every issue I publish has stories about people who defy the odds, who come back from the bri ...

Perseverance Every issue I publish has stories about people who defy the odds, who come back from the brink of despair or disaster and keep on going. As Laurie Mueller mentions in her column, some of ...

September 01, 2024
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Makeover Magic

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Makeover Magic

Caede Pungente-Sivunen was one of three applicants chosen for a makeover at our March INSPIRED 55+ Lifest ...

Caede Pungente-Sivunen was one of three applicants chosen for a makeover at our March INSPIRED 55+ Lifestyle Show, and she gave the experience a resounding thumbs up.“I was very impressed with all the ...

September 01, 2024
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All About Chocolate

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All About Chocolate

Cocoa, the main ingredient in dark chocolate, does offer health-boosting properties for cardiovascular he ...

Cocoa, the main ingredient in dark chocolate, does offer health-boosting properties for cardiovascular health: flavonoids that help increase blood flow and reduce clotting risk, and procyanidins, whic ...

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Thrive Beyond 55 – November/December

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Thrive Beyond 55 – November/December

I believe it’s important to maintain a balance of caring for yourself and others.This issue of INSPIRED i ...

I believe it’s important to maintain a balance of caring for yourself and others.This issue of INSPIRED is all about charitable work and how we can aid others and support worthy causes. I heartily end ...

October 30, 2023
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David Sinclair: Hooked On Helping

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David Sinclair: Hooked On Helping

When it comes to volunteering, David Sinclair can’t say no. Since retiring in 1994, he has raised money f ...

When it comes to volunteering, David Sinclair can’t say no. Since retiring in 1994, he has raised money for numerous causes, secured housing for seniors, helped fellow veterans transition to civilian ...

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Vancouverism: Creating A Liveable City

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Vancouverism: Creating A Liveable City

From my second-floor apartment in downtown Vancouver, I see a particular dog and its owner on the street ...

From my second-floor apartment in downtown Vancouver, I see a particular dog and its owner on the street every day. The man is in charge of the dog’s stuffie, and the dog is eagerly straining on his l ...

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‘Toxins’ In Plant Foods?

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‘Toxins’ In Plant Foods?

Gluten, phytates, oxalates and lectins are just some of the “food toxins” in plants we are continually wa ...

Gluten, phytates, oxalates and lectins are just some of the “food toxins” in plants we are continually warned about. We are told to avoid them. If that’s the case, soon we won’t be eating anything bec ...

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The Sanctuary Of Nostalgia

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The Sanctuary Of Nostalgia

Sometimes I feel overwhelmed looking at daily news reports. The onslaught of death, despair, destruction ...

Sometimes I feel overwhelmed looking at daily news reports. The onslaught of death, despair, destruction and corruption I see on a regular basis is often more than I can bear. I’m frequently overcome ...

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Living On Purpose

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Living On Purpose

Planning Christmas If you have ever thought of changing up December and doing something different for the ...

Planning Christmas If you have ever thought of changing up December and doing something different for the holiday season, you’re in good company. For many years, I participated in a very merry season, ...

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Unstoppable

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Unstoppable

At 65, and blind, Victoria’s Doris Belusic does not allow the lack of sight to serve as an obstacle to a ...

At 65, and blind, Victoria’s Doris Belusic does not allow the lack of sight to serve as an obstacle to a full and meaningful life. She is a poet, non-fiction writer, children’s book author, magazine e ...

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Pender’s Fired-Up Volunteers

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Pender’s Fired-Up Volunteers

Volunteer Brigitte Prochaska and daughter Morgan. Photo: John Thomson The smoke is clearing as 18-year-ol ...

Volunteer Brigitte Prochaska and daughter Morgan. Photo: John Thomson The smoke is clearing as 18-year-old Ben Shugar emerges from the live fire training facility on Pender Island. He’s tired but ener ...

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How We Met

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How We Met

Julie & Tom “You can’t put a price on the experience we just had with our grown children,” says Julie ...

Julie & Tom “You can’t put a price on the experience we just had with our grown children,” says Julie. “It was profound.” Julie is referencing the anniversary trip that the family of four Vancouve ...

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