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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 ...

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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 ...

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    The Sanctuary Of Nostalgia

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

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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 ...

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    Thrive Beyond 55 - October

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

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    Chef Don Guthro Today's Special: Help And Hope

    D.I.C.E.D is nothing fancy. The humble, indoor-outdoor eatery minutes away from Vancouver’s Jericho Beach ...

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    Carb Cycling

    Carb Cycling is a diet that strategically alternates your carbohydrate (carb) intake over days, weeks or ...

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    Legendary Guatemala

    Guatemala has many narratives. This remarkable country and welcoming citizens invite you to discover its ...

    Guatemala has many narratives. This remarkable country and welcoming citizens invite you to discover its beauty and mystery, from fascinating Mayan culture and Spanish colonial cities to active volcan ...

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    Camino Sisters

    Neighbours sparked my initial interest in Camino de Santiago. They enthusiastically described walking par ...

    Neighbours sparked my initial interest in Camino de Santiago. They enthusiastically described walking parts of pilgrimage routes through towns in France, Spain and Portugal. All routes eventually led ...

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    Living On Purpose

    October To-Do Lists October delivers bounty and beauty as the last of the fruit and vegetables are harves ...

    October To-Do Lists October delivers bounty and beauty as the last of the fruit and vegetables are harvested, and pumpkins become abundant and found on so many front entrances. Corn mazes and pumpkin ...

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    Thrive Beyond 55 - September

    Several months ago our columnist, Laurie Mueller, wrote about coffee mugs – how their shape, colour or me ...

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    Loutet Farm And Its Multiple Hats

    I arrive at the Loutet Farm to write a story. I become the volunteer who works in the field and the marke ...

    I arrive at the Loutet Farm to write a story. I become the volunteer who works in the field and the market. The Loutet team is hard at it, farming in my backyard (FIMBY), and it entails farm duties wh ...

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    Tales Of La Recoleta Cemetary

    A prime location to see some of the most magnificent sculptures and architecture in Buenos Aires Argentin ...

    A prime location to see some of the most magnificent sculptures and architecture in Buenos Aires Argentina, can be found at the illustrious La Recoleta Cemetery. Most cemeteries are thought of as sad ...

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    Inspired Makeover - Norma Reid

    During a time of transition, Norma Reid was presented with the opportunity to participate in the INSPIRED ...

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    Lorraine Nygaard: A Calling To Sing

    Not everyone begins a singing career after the age of 50. For Lorraine Nygaard, it was never even on her ...

    Not everyone begins a singing career after the age of 50. For Lorraine Nygaard, it was never even on her list of things to do, though she has been singing her whole life. “It was an innate part of me ...

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