• 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 ...

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  • Life Layers

    Marjorie Horne poses before the “Spirit of Sail,” but by the time this sculpture was erected in 1978, the ...

    Marjorie Horne poses before the “Spirit of Sail,” but by the time this sculpture was erected in 1978, the waterfront in downtown Kelowna was old-hat to Marjorie. Her family moved to the valley communi ...

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  • At Home in Africa

    “Do you want to go to Africa or get married?” And, with that Bob and Helen Nation embarked on a life plan ...

    “Do you want to go to Africa or get married?” And, with that Bob and Helen Nation embarked on a life plan that continued from the day they graduated university to today as a retired couple living in D ...

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  • Happiness Personified from a Simple Buddhist Monk

    Jolly, alert and openly affectionate at every opportunity, Tenzin Gyatso His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama ...

    Jolly, alert and openly affectionate at every opportunity, Tenzin Gyatso His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama enters rooms enveloped in a cocoon-like, perfectly coordinated security squad. But, despite hi ...

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  • Smart Sizing

    Downsizing carries with it gloomy undertones, likely due to its ties to industry and economy. On a person ...

    Downsizing carries with it gloomy undertones, likely due to its ties to industry and economy. On a personal level, the experience doesn’t have to be negative. Moving specialist Jane Dewing says senior ...

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  • Overcome Excuses for Inactivity

    Everyone knows we should be physically active, yet many of us are not. We resort to a list of “reasons” f ...

    Everyone knows we should be physically active, yet many of us are not. We resort to a list of “reasons” for being inactive. Sadly, most of these “reasons” are invalid excuses and many are easily overc ...

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  • Control Holiday Stress

    The best holiday gift to give family and friends is your own good health. After all, who wants to spend t ...

    The best holiday gift to give family and friends is your own good health. After all, who wants to spend time with a grumpy, exhausted, sick person? We struggle to find the ideal gift, face mounting bi ...

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  • Our Family Christmas Mexican Style

    “How about a Christmas of sun, surf and sand?” gives rise to cheers louder than a mariachi band from our ...

    “How about a Christmas of sun, surf and sand?” gives rise to cheers louder than a mariachi band from our five sons and their families. Being scattered across Canada, it has been a long time since all ...

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  • Creating a Legacy for Future Generations

    Imagine a world where you didn’t have to worry or wonder about the health and safety of future generation ...

    Imagine a world where you didn’t have to worry or wonder about the health and safety of future generations. Imagine a world where everyone had access to food, shelter, water, a clean environment, medi ...

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  • Why Today’s Seniors Are Buying Real Estate

    While the demand for senior residences is on the increase, seniors don’t always want that option. Many si ...

    While the demand for senior residences is on the increase, seniors don’t always want that option. Many simply want to scale back to something more manageable with less maintenance. Thinking ahead or a ...

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  • Exploring the Thames River

    Of Britain’s thousands of footpaths, the Thames River Path seems perfect for our self-guided walking holi ...

    Of Britain’s thousands of footpaths, the Thames River Path seems perfect for our self-guided walking holiday. Maps, guidebook and baggage transfers to pre-booked lodgings make it possible. So, with ou ...

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  • Environmental Stewardship Begins with Family

    Dr. David Suzuki attributes his father, Kaoru Carr Suzuki, for inspiring him to enjoy and appreciate the ...

    Dr. David Suzuki attributes his father, Kaoru Carr Suzuki, for inspiring him to enjoy and appreciate the natural world in his youth. Mr. Suzuki senior, born in Vancouver, was the son of Japanese immig ...

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  • Home Sweet Tiny Home

    Ann Eynon loves her new digs. Her small one-and-a-half-storey house is modern, efficient and close to fam ...

    Ann Eynon loves her new digs. Her small one-and-a-half-storey house is modern, efficient and close to family. In fact, Ann’s grandchildren are no more than six metres away in the “big house” on the ot ...

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  • The Play's the Thing

    Victoria’s modest but highly professional Target Theatre is performing a play that offers the gift of und ...

    Victoria’s modest but highly professional Target Theatre is performing a play that offers the gift of understanding and insight into the world of dementia sufferers, their families and caregivers. The ...

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  • Captivating Kyiv

    My great-great-grandmother was born in a village near Kyiv, and although ties to our family line in Ukrai ...

    My great-great-grandmother was born in a village near Kyiv, and although ties to our family line in Ukraine have long been lost, I feel the tug of my ancestral roots as I step onto Kyiv soil. Within m ...

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