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David Vest: Still A Blues Master

Posted by Hans Tammemagi
|Date: June 01, 2019
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David Vest: Still A Blues Master

How long can a piano player’s fingers keep tickling those ivories? How long can he continue to belt out b ...

How long can a piano player’s fingers keep tickling those ivories? How long can he continue to belt out blues tunes to packed houses? How long can he win awards and write songs? Surely it must slow do ...

June 01, 2019
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Dan Hill: A Craving for Real Songs

Posted by Kate Robertson
|Date: December 01, 2018
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Dan Hill: A Craving for Real Songs

“If I had to pick between songwriting or performing, I think I would pick the songwriting,” says Canadian ...

“If I had to pick between songwriting or performing, I think I would pick the songwriting,” says Canadian music legend Dan Hill. “I find it to be more mentally, intellectually and creatively challengi ...

December 01, 2018
| by Kate Robertson

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A Very Strange Fisherman

Posted by Thelma Fayle
|Date: December 01, 2018
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A Very Strange Fisherman

A one-hour horticultural tour in Maui changed the way I saw the tropical landscape. Joe Ahpuck, a Hawaiia ...

A one-hour horticultural tour in Maui changed the way I saw the tropical landscape. Joe Ahpuck, a Hawaiian fisherman known locally for his abundance of fishing derby awards, took a detour in high scho ...

December 01, 2018
| by Thelma Fayle

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“Just Do It!”

Posted by Callie Martin
|Date: December 01, 2018
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“Just Do It!”

Many of us have a fear of missing out – a fear that once we reach a certain age, we are “too old” to try ...

Many of us have a fear of missing out – a fear that once we reach a certain age, we are “too old” to try anything new. Instead, we watch from the sidelines as the younger generation takes part in acti ...

December 01, 2018
| by Callie Martin

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Are You Retired Yet?

Posted by Marcel Strigberger
|Date: November 01, 2018
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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 ...

November 01, 2018
| by Marcel Strigberger

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Making the Podium Achievable

Posted by Kate Robertson
|Date: September 01, 2018
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Making the Podium Achievable

If you tuned into the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games, then you already know Canada’s mixed doubles ...

If you tuned into the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games, then you already know Canada’s mixed doubles curling team beat out Switzerland to win the gold. Like hockey, curling is a sport Canada cons ...

September 01, 2018
| by Kate Robertson

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Russ Froese: Still Curious

Posted by Verena Foxx
|Date: August 02, 2018
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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 ...

August 02, 2018
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Before & After – Suzanne Cascanette

Posted by INSPIRED Staff
|Date: July 01, 2018
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Before & After – Suzanne Cascanette

Suzanne Cascanette is a newcomer to Vancouver Island who works in international trade and is a Subject Ma ...

Suzanne Cascanette is a newcomer to Vancouver Island who works in international trade and is a Subject Matter Specialist relating to Canada Customs rules and regulations. She is partnered with a globa ...

July 01, 2018
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Reboot July 2018

Posted by Verena Foxx
|Date: July 01, 2018
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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 ...

July 01, 2018
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Peter Legge: Empire Builder

Posted by John Thomson
|Date: June 01, 2018
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Peter Legge: Empire Builder

If you watch TV and purchase TV Week to check the listings – and 30,000 people do – you’ve met Peter Legg ...

If you watch TV and purchase TV Week to check the listings – and 30,000 people do – you’ve met Peter Legge or at least one of his publications. TV Week is one of 30 print and digital properties that m ...

June 01, 2018
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Retooling Not Retiring

Posted by James Ellsworth
|Date: June 01, 2016
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Retooling Not Retiring

"Where I was born and where and how I have lived is unimportant. It is what I have done with where I have ...

"Where I was born and where and how I have lived is unimportant. It is what I have done with where I have been that should be of interest." –Georgia O'Keefe, famed American artist Hudson Mack may not ...

June 01, 2016
| by James Ellsworth

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Providing Respite

Posted by Enise Olding
|Date: November 01, 2009
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Providing Respite

The call of the Klondike brought Clive Piercy’s ancestors from Yorkshire to Victoria, where they set up b ...

The call of the Klondike brought Clive Piercy’s ancestors from Yorkshire to Victoria, where they set up business provisioning the miners who were heading to the goldfields. The family established itse ...

November 01, 2009
| by Enise Olding

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Life on the Lights

Posted by Enise Olding
|Date: March 01, 2007
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Life on the Lights

"I'll give it a year and if I don't like it I'll leave!" That's the deal Evelyn Bruton made with her hers ...

"I'll give it a year and if I don't like it I'll leave!" That's the deal Evelyn Bruton made with her herself when she was 19 and headed out on her own from Ellerslie, Alberta to Vancouver. Unbeknownst ...

March 01, 2007
| by Enise Olding

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The Art of Hand Blown Glass

Posted by Enise Olding
|Date: February 01, 2007
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The Art of Hand Blown Glass

When people enter GBS, the welcome they'll get from Ann Fowle is as sparkling, warm and alive as the deli ...

When people enter GBS, the welcome they'll get from Ann Fowle is as sparkling, warm and alive as the delightful array of glass objects that surround her. Full of enthusiastic energy, Ann is eager to i ...

February 01, 2007
| by Enise Olding

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