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Before & After: Sheila Blake

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|Date: June 01, 2019
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Before & After: Sheila Blake

Landscape photographer Sheila Blake has undertaken some big adventures in her life, not the least of whic ...

Landscape photographer Sheila Blake has undertaken some big adventures in her life, not the least of which was immigrating to Canada from the UK as a newlywed in 1966. The marriage may not have lasted ...

June 01, 2019
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Testicular Cancer: What You Need to Know

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|Date: May 02, 2019
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Testicular Cancer: What You Need to Know

With about 1,200 cases of testicular cancer diagnosed each year in Canada, it has become the most common ...

With about 1,200 cases of testicular cancer diagnosed each year in Canada, it has become the most common form of cancer in young men in the county. If you or someone close to you has been recently dia ...

May 02, 2019
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Before & After: Joan Thompson

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|Date: May 01, 2019
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Before & After: Joan Thompson

Joan Thompson has a long road ahead – 8,000km long! The retired music teacher, writer, keen traveller and ...

Joan Thompson has a long road ahead – 8,000km long! The retired music teacher, writer, keen traveller and dedicated volunteer will be hitting the road this month to cycle across Canada to raise awaren ...

May 01, 2019
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Health Benefits of Tea

Posted by Eve Lees
|Date: February 01, 2019
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Health Benefits of Tea

Regular tea drinkers may be getting more in their cup than they realize. Tea contains a family of natural ...

Regular tea drinkers may be getting more in their cup than they realize. Tea contains a family of naturally occurring chemicals – polyphenols – that researchers suspect may prevent disorders such as h ...

February 01, 2019
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Be Open to “Reaching Out”

Posted by James Ellsworth
|Date: November 01, 2018
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Be Open to “Reaching Out”

Aldo Nazarko spent his formative years in war-torn northeastern Italy, in the Adriatic city of Fiume. As ...

Aldo Nazarko spent his formative years in war-torn northeastern Italy, in the Adriatic city of Fiume. As a young person, he was a refugee and “displaced person.” In all his eight decades, however, he ...

November 01, 2018
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Reboot – November 2018

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|Date: November 01, 2018
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Reboot – November 2018

PEPPA MARTIN sees the world through the frame of a photographer’s lens. “I am perpetually hungry to delig ...

PEPPA MARTIN sees the world through the frame of a photographer’s lens. “I am perpetually hungry to delight the eye,” says the former advertising agency owner. “I needed to step aside from that and pu ...

November 01, 2018
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Victoria Resident Donates to Cancer Research

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|Date: September 26, 2018
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Victoria Resident Donates to Cancer Research

Victoria’s Lorna Shaw knows first-hand how cancer can impact a family. The 91-year-old Victoria resident ...

Victoria’s Lorna Shaw knows first-hand how cancer can impact a family. The 91-year-old Victoria resident recently donated a $350,000 gift of securities to the BC Cancer Foundation in memory of her hus ...

September 26, 2018
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Paddling to the Beat of Their Own Drummer

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|Date: September 01, 2018
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Paddling to the Beat of Their Own Drummer

You’d be forgiven if you questioned your sanity. Out of the mist atop the glass-like water of a cool, blu ...

You’d be forgiven if you questioned your sanity. Out of the mist atop the glass-like water of a cool, blue lake comes the head of a dragon. In its belly more than a dozen silver-haired women are paddl ...

September 01, 2018
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Kale: A True Superfood

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|Date: August 02, 2018
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Kale: A True Superfood

“Superfood” is a term that has been tossed around a lot in recent years, but some items in this category ...

“Superfood” is a term that has been tossed around a lot in recent years, but some items in this category have more superfood cred than others. One food that is not only a superfood but may be the king ...

August 02, 2018
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No Need to Avoid Lectin

Posted by Eve Lees
|Date: August 02, 2018
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No Need to Avoid Lectin

Move over gluten, lectin is the new dietary bad guy. However, there is much evidence supporting the benef ...

Move over gluten, lectin is the new dietary bad guy. However, there is much evidence supporting the benefits of eating plant foods, including plants like legumes that contain lectins. Lectin, a plant ...

August 02, 2018
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Reboot August 2018

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|Date: August 02, 2018
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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 ...

August 02, 2018
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The Power of Passion

Posted by Angela Junker
|Date: September 01, 2016
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The Power of Passion

To watch Arlene Van den Berg dance is to watch poetry of the body in movement. Sensual and mesmerizing, i ...

To watch Arlene Van den Berg dance is to watch poetry of the body in movement. Sensual and mesmerizing, it is as if her hips have a life of their own, responding to the rhythm of ancient drum beats; s ...

September 01, 2016
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Carb is not a Four-Letter Word

Posted by Eve Lees
|Date: July 01, 2016
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Carb is not a Four-Letter Word

We need carbohydrates (carbs). They are our chief source of energy – like gasoline is to a car. Carbs fue ...

We need carbohydrates (carbs). They are our chief source of energy – like gasoline is to a car. Carbs fuel your body and your brain, too. The richest sources are anything that grows from the earth; fr ...

July 01, 2016
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Creating a Life She Loves

Posted by James Ellsworth
|Date: March 01, 2016
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Creating a Life She Loves

Barbara Risto, the publisher/owner of INSPIRED Senior Living has walked the path of a caregiver, multiple ...

Barbara Risto, the publisher/owner of INSPIRED Senior Living has walked the path of a caregiver, multiple times. She is a testament to being thrust into caregiver roles, as so many are; and also being ...

March 01, 2016
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All the Write Moves

Posted by Kevin McKay
|Date: September 01, 2015
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All the Write Moves

Glancing back, it is often surprising to realize how life’s journey can turn on simple, but critical, eve ...

Glancing back, it is often surprising to realize how life’s journey can turn on simple, but critical, events. One such event happened for Donna Randall, 59, while she was employed in the Institutional ...

September 01, 2015
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