• Balancing Work and Caregiving

    Almost 28 per cent of Canadians combine paid work and caregiving. The strains of caregiving, however, tak ...

    Almost 28 per cent of Canadians combine paid work and caregiving. The strains of caregiving, however, take their toll ...

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  • The Time for Spontaneity is Now!

    When was the last time you did something spontaneous? The time to be courageous – and a little outrageous ...

    When was the last time you did something spontaneous? The time to be courageous – and a little outrageous – is now. ...

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  • Leeza Gibbons: Redefining 60 with Optimism

    Leeza recently celebrated her 60th birthday, marking the beginning of what she believes will be her most ...

    Leeza recently celebrated her 60th birthday, marking the beginning of what she believes will be her most authentic and courageous decade yet. ...

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  • Summer Kicks

    Summer weather offers a welcomed invitation to being barefoot after having your feet locked up in boots a ...

    Summer weather offers a welcomed invitation to being barefoot after having your feet locked up in boots all winter, which is why many designers work to keep your toes out. ...

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  • Welcome to Buenos Aires

    Why am I putting myself through this? I ask myself when I finally arrive, dog-eared and dog-tired, in Bue ...

    Why am I putting myself through this? I ask myself when I finally arrive, dog-eared and dog-tired, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. ...

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  • Japan on the Rails

    I arrived in Yokohama/Tokyo at the end of a 30-day Far East cruise and was determined to make the best of ...

    I arrived in Yokohama/Tokyo at the end of a 30-day Far East cruise and was determined to make the best of my inaugural visit to this city of 37 million people. ...

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  • Hut to Hut in Norway

    My husband, Chris, and I had joined a Norwegian Trekking Association group to travel on Nordic skis acros ...

    My husband, Chris, and I had joined a Norwegian Trekking Association group to travel on Nordic skis across mountain regions of Norway. ...

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  • Cruising the River Seine

    Our June cruise promises comfortable access to remarkable sites along the River Seine. Docked west of Par ...

    Our June cruise promises comfortable access to remarkable sites along the River Seine. Docked west of Paris, the Viking Rolf’s crew welcomes us aboard with smiles. ...

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  • Finding Hygge in Denmark

    Much has been written recently about the Danish sense of coziness and balance in life, called 'hygge' (pr ...

    Much has been written recently about the Danish sense of coziness and balance in life, called 'hygge' (pronounced hue-gah). If you Google the word, you will get more than 16 million hits. ...

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  • Tips and Tools to Deal with Ageism

    If you are being discriminated against based on your age, then you have the right to file a complaint wit ...

    If you are being discriminated against based on your age, then you have the right to file a complaint with the BC Human Rights Tribunal (www.bchrt.bc.ca) ...

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  • When Music is the Medicine

    When music is your métier but you love to help people, how do you combine the two to make a career? Dr. J ...

    When music is your métier but you love to help people, how do you combine the two to make a career? Dr. Johanne Brodeur found the answer when she began to study music therapy, which has evolved into h ...

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  • Angel for a Day

    Providing TLC to people has always been a passion for Diane Falk of Langley. It guided her into the nursi ...

    Providing TLC to people has always been a passion for Diane Falk of Langley. It guided her into the nursing profession before she married and had children. ...

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  • Legacy Giving

    A Planned or Legacy Gift is really a gift of any size to a charity that has an element of planning involv ...

    A Planned or Legacy Gift is really a gift of any size to a charity that has an element of planning involved in accomplishing the act of giving. ...

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  • A Sense of Purpose

    A Change of Mind is a Victoria-made documentary that centres on the body’s most complex organ, more delic ...

    A Change of Mind is a Victoria-made documentary that centres on the body’s most complex organ, more delicate than a ripened peach: the brain. Hilary Pryor ...

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  • The Best Medicine

    Our first experience with clowns is usually a good one that makes us happy, even if we’re too young to kn ...

    Our first experience with clowns is usually a good one that makes us happy, even if we’re too young to know why. But like many relationships, it sometimes sours over time.. ...

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