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Thrive Beyond 55: March/April

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Thrive Beyond 55: March/April

Something Bigger Than Yourself Author: Barbara Risto At first glance, this issue’s features could not be ...

Something Bigger Than Yourself Author: Barbara Risto At first glance, this issue’s features could not be more different. A world-recognised potter whose glazes are studied and admired internationally. ...

February 28, 2026
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Behind the Clay

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Behind the Clay

Author: Verena Foxx “Everything stems from my upbringing,” says acclaimed Canadian potter Mary Fox, speak ...

Author: Verena Foxx “Everything stems from my upbringing,” says acclaimed Canadian potter Mary Fox, speaking from her home in Ladysmith. The belief that helping others matters, she explains, was insti ...

February 28, 2026
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Robert Thirsk Finds Joy in the Everyday

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Robert Thirsk Finds Joy in the Everyday

Author: Marion Lougheed From Dr. Robert Thirsk’s mild demeanour, you’d never guess he was an accomplished ...

Author: Marion Lougheed From Dr. Robert Thirsk’s mild demeanour, you’d never guess he was an accomplished astronaut. His Zoom background gives it away. “I see you’re in outer space,” I say. “You can’t ...

February 28, 2026
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Turning a Life in Broadcasting Into Service, Storytelling, & Community

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Turning a Life in Broadcasting Into Service, Storytelling, & Community

Author: Barbara Risto If you’ve ever listened to the INSPIRED podcast—the companion online experience to ...

Author: Barbara Risto If you’ve ever listened to the INSPIRED podcast—the companion online experience to INSPIRED 55+ Lifestyle Magazine—you’ve likely noticed the conversations don’t feel forced. They ...

February 28, 2026
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The Red Coat Trail

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The Red Coat Trail

Author: Joan Thompson As the visitors had managed to hide their getaway car under a haystack at the edge ...

Author: Joan Thompson As the visitors had managed to hide their getaway car under a haystack at the edge of town undetected, no one suspected they might be bank robbers. They mingled with the townspeo ...

February 28, 2026
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Discovering Tofino & Ucluelet’s Flourishing Culinary Scenes

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Discovering Tofino & Ucluelet’s Flourishing Culinary Scenes

Author: Michelle Hopkins When I was invited to embark on a curated culinary journey to dive deeper into T ...

Author: Michelle Hopkins When I was invited to embark on a curated culinary journey to dive deeper into Tofino and Ucluelet’s vibrant food scenes, I was intrigued. Ideally situated along the west coas ...

February 28, 2026
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Wildlife Viewing Along Central Vancouver Island

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Wildlife Viewing Along Central Vancouver Island

Author: Kate Robertson “One of the things I love about this job is how much personality each whale has,” ...

Author: Kate Robertson “One of the things I love about this job is how much personality each whale has,” says our Vancouver Island Whale Watch tour guide, Vanessa. Just kilometres from our Nanaimo dep ...

February 28, 2026
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Living On Purpose: What’s Your Personality Type?

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Living On Purpose: What’s Your Personality Type?

Author: Laurie Mueller I’ve always been fascinated by the way people behave—how they are the same as or d ...

Author: Laurie Mueller I’ve always been fascinated by the way people behave—how they are the same as or different from the way I act and relate to the world. I’ve started to review my life and reflect ...

February 28, 2026
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Thrive Beyond 55: January/February

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Thrive Beyond 55: January/February

Holding The Centre In A Fractured World As Canadians, we often speak with pride about our diversity. We t ...

Holding The Centre In A Fractured World As Canadians, we often speak with pride about our diversity. We tell ourselves—and the world—that people from many cultures, faiths, and backgrounds have found ...

December 30, 2025
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JIM CUDDY AT 70: Four Decades of Music, Family, and Canadian Pride

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JIM CUDDY AT 70: Four Decades of Music, Family, and Canadian Pride

It has been a whirlwind couple of years for Canadian music giant Jim Cuddy—well, more like 40 years. The ...

It has been a whirlwind couple of years for Canadian music giant Jim Cuddy—well, more like 40 years. The year 2024 marked the 40th anniversary of his band Blue Rodeo, his induction into the Canadian S ...

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BERNARD CUFFLING: Still Treading the Boards

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BERNARD CUFFLING: Still Treading the Boards

Legendary Vancouver actor Bernard Cuffling is an unapologetic name-dropper. And why shouldn’t he be? He h ...

Legendary Vancouver actor Bernard Cuffling is an unapologetic name-dropper. And why shouldn’t he be? He has rubbed shoulders with theatrical heavyweights John Gielgud, Laurence Olivier, John Neville, ...

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UNRETIREMENT: Going Back To Work At 67

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UNRETIREMENT: Going Back To Work At 67

“Why was Cronus so envious of Zeus?” asks one of the students in the grade five class. “He was worried th ...

“Why was Cronus so envious of Zeus?” asks one of the students in the grade five class. “He was worried that his sons would simply take control of everything,” I reply, delighted that the student share ...

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CRUISING SOUTHWEST FRANCE: A Taste of Bordeaux

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CRUISING SOUTHWEST FRANCE: A Taste of Bordeaux

A bullet train from Montparnasse Station whisks our family threesome out of Paris. Leaving rural villages ...

A bullet train from Montparnasse Station whisks our family threesome out of Paris. Leaving rural villages and rolling countryside behind, we arrive at Gare St-Jean in Bordeaux within two hours. There, ...

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Escape to the Tropics

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Escape to the Tropics

I had never experienced the West Indies, although I had explored many of the Caribbean islands in both th ...

I had never experienced the West Indies, although I had explored many of the Caribbean islands in both the eastern and western regions. Viking Ocean Cruises offers the perfect way to rectify this with ...

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Canal Cruising Through Haarlem’s Golden Past

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Canal Cruising Through Haarlem’s Golden Past

Chet Baker streams from a Bluetooth speaker as I step into de Cornelia, Skipper Jeroen Hagen’s open sloop ...

Chet Baker streams from a Bluetooth speaker as I step into de Cornelia, Skipper Jeroen Hagen’s open sloop. Jeroen, owner of Haarlem Canal Tours, is a lifelong Harlemmer who knows the city inside and o ...

December 30, 2025
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