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    In Praise of Loving Touch

    People are generally living longer, but are they thriving in their later years? Clinical psychologist, Am ...

    People are generally living longer, but are they thriving in their later years? Clinical psychologist, Ami Rokach studies loneliness and says lonely seniors are a serious public health issue, and the ...

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    Time for a Portfolio Spring Cleaning

    Ahh, the arrival of spring. After a long, wet winter, it’s a welcomed breath of fresh air. For you, it’s ...

    Ahh, the arrival of spring. After a long, wet winter, it’s a welcomed breath of fresh air. For you, it’s an opportunity to think strategically about your portfolios for the coming year. What better wa ...

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    Reboot - March 2018

    JOYCE BEDDOW-BUCKLAND and PHYLLIS RAINEY became angels of Ashcroft after the July 2017 wildfires tore thr ...

    JOYCE BEDDOW-BUCKLAND and PHYLLIS RAINEY became angels of Ashcroft after the July 2017 wildfires tore through their community and went on to quickly destroy a 49-home seniors trailer park in nearby Bo ...

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    Find Pleasure Everywhere

    Learning to cultivate pleasure and invite it into all areas of our lives – no matter what else is happeni ...

    Learning to cultivate pleasure and invite it into all areas of our lives – no matter what else is happening – is a skill. Sometimes, when life is bearing down, it can be difficult to seek out pleasure ...

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    Let Food Be Thy Medicine

    Willow tree bark has an active ingredient called salicylic acid, which is a phytonutrient that acts as an ...

    Willow tree bark has an active ingredient called salicylic acid, which is a phytonutrient that acts as an anti-inflammatory and painkiller. It’s been used since the 1800s to treat fever and pain. ...

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    Don't Shop When You're Hungry

    We’ve all been there. You’re unpacking groceries from a trip to the store and uncover some questionable p ...

    We’ve all been there. You’re unpacking groceries from a trip to the store and uncover some questionable purchases. Most times, these items are not the smart, healthy choices you typically make. It daw ...

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    Finding a New Normal

    A friend in his mid-50s cared for his wife for over 10 years before she died from complications related t ...

    A friend in his mid-50s cared for his wife for over 10 years before she died from complications related to her chronic and often unpredictable disease. He juggled being a business owner, a husband and ...

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    Finding the Perfect Fit

    One of the inescapable realities for women is that our bodies change. Try as we might to counteract time’ ...

    One of the inescapable realities for women is that our bodies change. Try as we might to counteract time’s cumulative damage with regular exercise and healthy food choices, the fact is that our bodies ...

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    Planning Wheelchair Accessible Travel

    I’m Tabassum Chagani. I’ve flown all over the world, and it just so happens that I travel in a wheelchair ...

    I’m Tabassum Chagani. I’ve flown all over the world, and it just so happens that I travel in a wheelchair. Air travel can be uncomfortable for many people—with or without a wheelchair, but maybe my ti ...

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    Reboot - February 2018

    PIET RUTGERS moved from making significant creative decisions in his role as former Director of Planning ...

    PIET RUTGERS moved from making significant creative decisions in his role as former Director of Planning and Operations with the Vancouver Parks Board (up to and including the 2010 Olympic planning), ...

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    Impeccable Service

    I’m sitting next to a window with views of Victoria’s Inner Harbour and the stately provincial Parliament ...

    I’m sitting next to a window with views of Victoria’s Inner Harbour and the stately provincial Parliament Buildings, where a statue of Queen Victoria gazes dourly through the mist and rain. Inside the ...

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    Tracking Calories Can Help You Lose Weight

    One of the simplest truths about fitness is if you want to lose weight, you need to be in a caloric defic ...

    One of the simplest truths about fitness is if you want to lose weight, you need to be in a caloric deficit. So, you need to be burning off more calories than you are taking in. Ergo, tracking calorie ...

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    Before & After - Eve Weimer

    When Eve Weimer learned her grandchildren were coming home from university for a visit, she decided she n ...

    When Eve Weimer learned her grandchildren were coming home from university for a visit, she decided she needed to update her look. What better way than taking a chance and throwing her hat in the ring ...

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    RRSP vs. TFSA

    In an ideal world, you would maximize your contributions to both RRSPs and TFSAs. Most Canadians, however ...

    In an ideal world, you would maximize your contributions to both RRSPs and TFSAs. Most Canadians, however, can’t afford to do that while paying a mortgage, helping their kids through school and keepin ...

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    Smooth Sailing

    In an episode from a famous sitcom of the ’90s, two characters discussed the whys and whens of “pulling t ...

    In an episode from a famous sitcom of the ’90s, two characters discussed the whys and whens of “pulling the plug.” It’s funny, but if I’m writing about it now, then surely, I must have at least given ...

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