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  • Practical Ideas For A Home Gym

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    Practical Ideas For A Home Gym

    Practical Ideas For A Home Gym

    Exercising in the privacy of your own home has many advantages, including an increased chance you’ll stic ...

    Exercising in the privacy of your own home has many advantages, including an increased chance you’ll stick with your exercise program because of the convenience.  You can design a gym for $500 or ...

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  • Living On Purpose – Pep Talk

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    Living On Purpose – Pep Talk

    I think it’s time I gave myself a pep talk.  You can listen in if you want.    So, La ...

    I think it’s time I gave myself a pep talk.  You can listen in if you want.    So, Laurie, it is the New Year and you’ve just had a birthday. You are now 72 years old.  It’s n ...

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  • Thrive Beyond 55 – November/December

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    Thrive Beyond 55 - November/December

    Thrive Beyond 55 – November/December

    I believe it’s important to maintain a balance of caring for yourself and others.This issue of INSPIRED i ...

    I believe it’s important to maintain a balance of caring for yourself and others.This issue of INSPIRED is all about charitable work and how we can aid others and support worthy causes. I heartily end ...

    October 30, 2023
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  • David Sinclair: Hooked On Helping

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    David Sinclair: Hooked On Helping

    When it comes to volunteering, David Sinclair can’t say no. Since retiring in 1994, he has raised money f ...

    When it comes to volunteering, David Sinclair can’t say no. Since retiring in 1994, he has raised money for numerous causes, secured housing for seniors, helped fellow veterans transition to civilian ...

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  • Weaving Through History At Colossal Cave Mountain Park

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    Weaving Through History At Colossal Cave Mountain Park

    The fit spelunkers suit up with hard hats and headlamps. They’re told to remove cumbersome backpacks that ...

    The fit spelunkers suit up with hard hats and headlamps. They’re told to remove cumbersome backpacks that may hamper their maneuverability through claustrophobically confined spaces. “Does anyone feel ...

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  • Pender’s Fired-Up Volunteers

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    Pender’s Fired-Up Volunteers

    Volunteer Brigitte Prochaska and daughter Morgan. Photo: John Thomson The smoke is clearing as 18-year-ol ...

    Volunteer Brigitte Prochaska and daughter Morgan. Photo: John Thomson The smoke is clearing as 18-year-old Ben Shugar emerges from the live fire training facility on Pender Island. He’s tired but ener ...

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  • Unstoppable

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    Unstoppable

    At 65, and blind, Victoria’s Doris Belusic does not allow the lack of sight to serve as an obstacle to a ...

    At 65, and blind, Victoria’s Doris Belusic does not allow the lack of sight to serve as an obstacle to a full and meaningful life. She is a poet, non-fiction writer, children’s book author, magazine e ...

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  • Vancouverism: Creating A Liveable City

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    Vancouverism: Creating A Liveable City

    From my second-floor apartment in downtown Vancouver, I see a particular dog and its owner on the street ...

    From my second-floor apartment in downtown Vancouver, I see a particular dog and its owner on the street every day. The man is in charge of the dog’s stuffie, and the dog is eagerly straining on his l ...

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  • The Sanctuary Of Nostalgia

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    The Sanctuary Of Nostalgia

    Sometimes I feel overwhelmed looking at daily news reports. The onslaught of death, despair, destruction ...

    Sometimes I feel overwhelmed looking at daily news reports. The onslaught of death, despair, destruction and corruption I see on a regular basis is often more than I can bear. I’m frequently overcome ...

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  • Magical Christmas Markets On The Rhine

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    Magical Christmas Markets On The Rhine

    Strings of twinkling lights line the streets where dozens of booths are whimsically decorated with p ...

    Strings of twinkling lights line the streets where dozens of booths are whimsically decorated with pine boughs, glittering stars and red ribbons. Sublime food aromas like savoury bratwurst, sweet ...

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  • ‘Toxins’ In Plant Foods?

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    ‘Toxins’ In Plant Foods?

    Gluten, phytates, oxalates and lectins are just some of the “food toxins” in plants we are continually wa ...

    Gluten, phytates, oxalates and lectins are just some of the “food toxins” in plants we are continually warned about. We are told to avoid them. If that’s the case, soon we won’t be eating anything bec ...

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  • Rekindling Romance On The Cook Islands

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    Rekindling Romance On The Cook Islands

    After years of marriage, romance often needs to be rekindled – maybe a new knot needs tying, a milestone ...

    After years of marriage, romance often needs to be rekindled – maybe a new knot needs tying, a milestone anniversary needs toasting or vows need renewing. Whether you’re rejuvenating an old-time relat ...

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  • How We Met

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    How We Met

    Julie & Tom “You can’t put a price on the experience we just had with our grown children,” says Julie ...

    Julie & Tom “You can’t put a price on the experience we just had with our grown children,” says Julie. “It was profound.” Julie is referencing the anniversary trip that the family of four Vancouve ...

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  • Living On Purpose

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    Living On Purpose

    Planning Christmas If you have ever thought of changing up December and doing something different for the ...

    Planning Christmas If you have ever thought of changing up December and doing something different for the holiday season, you’re in good company. For many years, I participated in a very merry season, ...

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  • Thrive Beyond 55 – October

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    Thrive Beyond 55 - October

    Thrive Beyond 55 – October

    Each month, we ask our featured cover person what they would tell their 20-year-old self. Without fail, i ...

    Each month, we ask our featured cover person what they would tell their 20-year-old self. Without fail, it’s sage advice. Something they couldn’t have envisioned in their youth; something which has be ...

    September 26, 2023
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Tea Creek // A free film about Indigenous food sovereignty in Victoria
Tea Creek // A free film about Indigenous food sovereignty in Victoria
Wednesday, April 1, 2026    
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Ambrosia Banquet
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Please register for this free documentary film screening. Everyone is welcome but space is limited so register early! Please reserve your spot and likewise, please cancel your [...]
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The Alien in the Machine: Artificial Intelligence - Risks and Ethics
The Alien in the Machine: Artificial Intelligence - Risks and Ethics
Saturday, April 11, 2026    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Nanoose Place Community Centre
  • Speakers and Seminars
The Alien in the Machine: Artificial Intelligence - Risks and Ethics Saturday, April 11, 2026 As AI tools continue to evolve with increasing claims of [...]
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Swan Lake Spring Craft Fair
Swan Lake Spring Craft Fair
Saturday, April 11, 2026    
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary
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Come celebrate Spring with us at Swan Lake’s Spring Craft Fair, featuring handcrafted goods by the Silver Swans! Join us on April 11th and 12th [...]
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Swan Lake Spring Craft Fair
Swan Lake Spring Craft Fair
Saturday, April 11, 2026 - Sunday, April 12, 2026    
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary
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Come celebrate Spring with us at Swan Lake’s Spring Craft Fair, featuring handcrafted goods by the Silver Swans! Join us on April 11th and 12th [...]
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Swan Lake Spring Craft Fair
Swan Lake Spring Craft Fair
Sunday, April 12, 2026    
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary
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Come celebrate Spring with us at Swan Lake’s Spring Craft Fair, featuring handcrafted goods by the Silver Swans! Join us on April 11th and 12th [...]
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Gloria
Gloria
Sunday, April 26, 2026    
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
St. Elizabeth's Church
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Via Choralis' spring concert features Antonio Vivaldi's Gloria, a welcome and rare opportunity to hear this uplifting work in its entirety. The forty-voice choir will [...]
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Events on Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Tea Creek // A free film about Indigenous food sovereignty in Victoria
Tea Creek // A free film about Indigenous food sovereignty in Victoria
1 Apr 26
Victoria
Events on Saturday, April 11, 2026
The Alien in the Machine: Artificial Intelligence - Risks and Ethics
The Alien in the Machine: Artificial Intelligence - Risks and Ethics
11 Apr 26
Nanoose Bay
Swan Lake Spring Craft Fair
Swan Lake Spring Craft Fair
11 Apr 26
Victoria
Swan Lake Spring Craft Fair
Swan Lake Spring Craft Fair
11 Apr 26
Victoria
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Swan Lake Spring Craft Fair
Swan Lake Spring Craft Fair
11 Apr 26
Victoria
Swan Lake Spring Craft Fair
Swan Lake Spring Craft Fair
12 Apr 26
Victoria
Events on Sunday, April 26, 2026
Gloria
Gloria
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Sidney
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