april 2023 – INSPIRED

Thrive Beyond 55 – April

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Thrive Beyond 55 – April

Three years ago, I was forced to make the difficult decision to close the magazine for two months. As Cov ...

Three years ago, I was forced to make the difficult decision to close the magazine for two months. As Covid-19 cases escalated and government restrictions increased to meet the pandemic tsunami, it wa ...

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Michael Kluckner: Vancouver’s Cultural Geographer

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Michael Kluckner: Vancouver’s Cultural Geographer

The music was pumping, and the wine was flowing at Vancouver’s Petly Jones Gallery last summer for the la ...

The music was pumping, and the wine was flowing at Vancouver’s Petly Jones Gallery last summer for the launch of Michael Kluckner’s new graphic novel The Rooming House. The Youngbloods, Steppenwolf, D ...

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Charlevoix and the new Charlevoix Club Med

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Charlevoix and the new Charlevoix Club Med

Venturing out to the Club Med Charlevoix, northeast of Québec City, is akin to visiting a new country. Th ...

Venturing out to the Club Med Charlevoix, northeast of Québec City, is akin to visiting a new country. The vistas looking upstream over the St. Lawrence River are enticing and maddeningly unfamiliar. ...

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In My DNA

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In My DNA

Throughout her life, Valerie Green has never been far from a pen and paper. “I started writing when I was ...

Throughout her life, Valerie Green has never been far from a pen and paper. “I started writing when I was a child. I always knew I wanted to write. I see a story in everything,” she says. Possessed wi ...

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Culinary Lavender

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Culinary Lavender

Lavender, one of the most popular smells in human history, has been celebrated worldwide for over 2,500 y ...

Lavender, one of the most popular smells in human history, has been celebrated worldwide for over 2,500 years. The ancient Egyptians used this flowering herb for its potent fragrance during mummificat ...

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Tips For Back Pain Relief

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Tips For Back Pain Relief

Got an ache in the back? Join the crowd. Back pain is the most common injury complaint. Almost one-third ...

Got an ache in the back? Join the crowd. Back pain is the most common injury complaint. Almost one-third of Canadians experience it. Pain is classified as either chronic or acute. The most common caus ...

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Getaway To Gananoque

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Getaway To Gananoque

“Welcome to Gananoque,” my husband reads, pronouncing it incorrectly, as we cruise beneath the stone and ...

“Welcome to Gananoque,” my husband reads, pronouncing it incorrectly, as we cruise beneath the stone and timber archway. “It’s actually Gan-an-ock-way,” I respond, sounding out each syllable, “and it ...

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Sweet, Sweet Sugar Shacks

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Sweet, Sweet Sugar Shacks

As a Canadian, I’m often asked if there really is a secret vault filled with sweet golden maple syrup som ...

As a Canadian, I’m often asked if there really is a secret vault filled with sweet golden maple syrup somewhere in Canada. There is, in Laurierville, close to Québec City. Canada accounts for 75 per c ...

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How We Met

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How We Met

DEBBIE & STEVE Debbie and Steve crossed paths as students while living in co-op housing in Kingston, ...

DEBBIE & STEVE Debbie and Steve crossed paths as students while living in co-op housing in Kingston, Ontario in 1978. “We met socially,” says Debbie, “and started dating soon after.” She then move ...

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Living On Purpose

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Living On Purpose

WHERE YOUR THOUGHTS GO, ENERGY FLOWS It’s important for us to ask the right questions. When we ask oursel ...

WHERE YOUR THOUGHTS GO, ENERGY FLOWS It’s important for us to ask the right questions. When we ask ourselves a question, our subconscious mind attempts to answer it. It looks for examples to prove the ...

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