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Thrive Beyond 55: November/December

Posted by Barbara Risto
|Date: October 27, 2025
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Thrive Beyond 55: November/December

Giving Back As we grow older and step into the role of elders in our society, we have much to be thankful ...

Giving Back As we grow older and step into the role of elders in our society, we have much to be thankful for. Throughout our lives, we have benefited from countless charities, community groups, and v ...

October 27, 2025
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Living Forward While Giving Back

Posted by Verena Foxx
|Date: October 27, 2025
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Living Forward While Giving Back

“I’ve got more to contribute,” said Mark Phillips, 64, a longtime mental health and substance use profess ...

“I’ve got more to contribute,” said Mark Phillips, 64, a longtime mental health and substance use professional with Island Health, when he retired in 2017. He just knew that “not working” wasn’t part ...

October 27, 2025
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“Valerie Pringle Has Left The Building.”

Posted by Jennifer Hartley
|Date: October 27, 2025
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“Valerie Pringle Has Left The Building.”

It may be the name of her 31-episode travel show that ran for four years, but in truth, it also marks a n ...

It may be the name of her 31-episode travel show that ran for four years, but in truth, it also marks a new phase in her life. Canada’s beloved broadcasting powerhouse is moving on. This past spring, ...

October 27, 2025
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The Luminous Linda Dayan Frimer

Posted by Sam Margolis
|Date: October 27, 2025
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The Luminous Linda Dayan Frimer

In a world in crisis, Linda Dayan Frimer seeks to inspire others to find more joy, love, purpose, and con ...

In a world in crisis, Linda Dayan Frimer seeks to inspire others to find more joy, love, purpose, and connection. Linda’s imaginative journey began at a tender age in the Cariboo District of central B ...

October 27, 2025
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Can You Speak? You Can Sing!

Posted by Joan Boxall
|Date: October 27, 2025
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Can You Speak? You Can Sing!

I am sitting with one thousand singers at a five-day choral music festival called Kathaumixw (pronounced ...

I am sitting with one thousand singers at a five-day choral music festival called Kathaumixw (pronounced ‘kah-tie-miew’ in the Tla’amin First Nation’s language). The Aboriginal people gifted the name ...

October 27, 2025
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Mysteries of the Mighty Mekong

Posted by James Ross
|Date: October 27, 2025
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Mysteries of the Mighty Mekong

I ate a tarantula — a rather large spider. The crispy-fried arachnid was surprisingly tasty, rather like ...

I ate a tarantula — a rather large spider. The crispy-fried arachnid was surprisingly tasty, rather like a delicate piece of pork. The crickets, on the other hand, were somewhat dry. These local delic ...

October 27, 2025
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Living On Purpose: Finding Purpose All Year Long

Posted by Laurie Mueller
|Date: October 27, 2025
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Living On Purpose: Finding Purpose All Year Long

The title of this column is Living on Purpose, and for most of my years I’ve managed to find spaces in my ...

The title of this column is Living on Purpose, and for most of my years I’ve managed to find spaces in my life to do just that. But there have been times when I was living out someone else’s purpose, ...

October 27, 2025
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Thrive Beyond 55 September/October Parallel Journeys

Posted by Barbara Risto
|Date: August 31, 2025
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Thrive Beyond 55 September/October Parallel Journeys

This year, I stood on Parliament Hill in Ottawa for the very first time. I was struck by the grandeur of ...

This year, I stood on Parliament Hill in Ottawa for the very first time. I was struck by the grandeur of the buildings, the sweep of the lawns, and the weight of history in every carved stone and echo ...

August 31, 2025
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THE RT. HON JEAN CHRETIEN: Better than Ever

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|Date: August 31, 2025
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THE RT. HON JEAN CHRETIEN: Better than Ever

When you walk along the corridor of prime ministerial portraits outside the House of Commons chamber in O ...

When you walk along the corridor of prime ministerial portraits outside the House of Commons chamber in Ottawa, there is one that stands out for its brilliant colour. From a bright yellow canvas, a se ...

August 31, 2025
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Art Maven Wendy Welch

Posted by Sam Margolis
|Date: August 31, 2025
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Art Maven Wendy Welch

A tireless work ethic, tenacity, and a passion for helping others through the artistic process are behind ...

A tireless work ethic, tenacity, and a passion for helping others through the artistic process are behind Wendy Welch’s enduring and successful stewardship of the Vancouver Island School of Art (VISA) ...

August 31, 2025
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Motorcycle Diaries

Posted by Monica Yuzak
|Date: August 31, 2025
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Motorcycle Diaries

It turned out my new boyfriend, Yves, rode a motorcycle. “Nope. No way. I’m nearly forty-five and not up ...

It turned out my new boyfriend, Yves, rode a motorcycle. “Nope. No way. I’m nearly forty-five and not up for the ‘biker-bitch’ role,” I asserted. “Been there, done that, got the T-shirt, and it no lon ...

August 31, 2025
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Housesitting, Including Pets

Posted by BJ Oudman
|Date: August 31, 2025
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Housesitting, Including Pets

Looking up from the keyboard, my gaze extends out over the neighbouring vineyard just waking up from its ...

Looking up from the keyboard, my gaze extends out over the neighbouring vineyard just waking up from its winter slumber. Escaping the dreary grey skies back home, my temporary office is the wisteria-s ...

August 31, 2025
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Cruising to the 7th Continent

Posted by Marilyn Jones
|Date: August 31, 2025
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Cruising to the 7th Continent

With my newfound friends gathered around me, I celebrated my 70th birthday. Joy, Barbara, and Cansi sang ...

With my newfound friends gathered around me, I celebrated my 70th birthday. Joy, Barbara, and Cansi sang Happy Birthday to me as the wait staff joined in and presented me with a slice of chocolate cak ...

August 31, 2025
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Japan’s Shikoku Pilgrimage Trail

Posted by Kate Robertson
|Date: August 31, 2025
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Japan’s Shikoku Pilgrimage Trail

“I’m going to take the stamped pages from the book and frame them on my wall when I get home,” says Sherr ...

“I’m going to take the stamped pages from the book and frame them on my wall when I get home,” says Sherrell, a vivacious 60-something henro (pilgrim) from Australia. She’s referring to the goshuin te ...

August 31, 2025
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LIVING ON PURPOSE: Today I Give Thanks

Posted by Laurie Mueller
|Date: August 31, 2025
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LIVING ON PURPOSE: Today I Give Thanks

This Thanksgiving, I will give thanks for my friends and family who help me get through life. None of us ...

This Thanksgiving, I will give thanks for my friends and family who help me get through life. None of us can do it alone. We need support, guidance, acceptance, challenge, laughter, and the camaraderi ...

August 31, 2025
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