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Joy Fera: Going for Gold

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|Date: March 01, 2018
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Joy Fera: Going for Gold

Winning athletic medals is nothing new for Joy Fera of Tsawwassen, BC. As a member of Canada’s rowing tea ...

Winning athletic medals is nothing new for Joy Fera of Tsawwassen, BC. As a member of Canada’s rowing team at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, she recorded a 7th-place finish in the Coxed Four, the ...

March 01, 2018
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Pursuing Treasures

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|Date: February 01, 2018
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Pursuing Treasures

I’m gazing into the beady black eyes of a Florida ’gator. Thank goodness, I’m in the safety of a tram, bu ...

I’m gazing into the beady black eyes of a Florida ’gator. Thank goodness, I’m in the safety of a tram, but even then, Olga, our biologist guide says, “We’d better move on because these things move fas ...

February 01, 2018
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Hope for a Dry Future

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|Date: January 01, 2018
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Hope for a Dry Future

Pilates teacher and physiotherapy assistant Leslie Hopkins has been a “gym rat” since her early 20s. Year ...

Pilates teacher and physiotherapy assistant Leslie Hopkins has been a “gym rat” since her early 20s. Years of working a desk job made her realize the importance of moving. ...

January 01, 2018
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Winter Adventure in Grand County

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|Date: December 01, 2017
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Winter Adventure in Grand County

I manage to click off one photo of the snowmobile group before my phone dies from the cold. That’s what h ...

I manage to click off one photo of the snowmobile group before my phone dies from the cold. That’s what happens when you’re hanging out in the middle of winter at 3,600 metres near the summit of the C ...

December 01, 2017
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A Walk Through German History

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|Date: November 01, 2017
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A Walk Through German History

Germany, a country less than half the size of British Columbia with a population over twice that of Canad ...

Germany, a country less than half the size of British Columbia with a population over twice that of Canada’s, is a country criss-crossed with a 200,000-kilometre network of walking trails. ...

November 01, 2017
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Confessions of a Cruise Convert

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|Date: October 01, 2017
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Confessions of a Cruise Convert

“Does it storm here often?” I ask my server at L’Azure in a tiny voice. I figured I could trust her as sh ...

“Does it storm here often?” I ask my server at L’Azure in a tiny voice. I figured I could trust her as she hadn’t steered me wrong with her dinner recommendation – the seared Barracuda served with okr ...

October 01, 2017
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Unplugging at the Spa

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|Date: July 01, 2017
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Unplugging at the Spa

When a friend suggested it was time to see what a week at a spa could do for my health, I found myself at ...

When a friend suggested it was time to see what a week at a spa could do for my health, I found myself at Rancho la Puerta in Tecate, Mexico (an hour from San Diego). ...

July 01, 2017
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Hooked on Okanagan Ice Wines

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|Date: July 01, 2017
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Hooked on Okanagan Ice Wines

As British Columbians, we are fortunate to have local access in the Okanagan to some of the best icewines ...

As British Columbians, we are fortunate to have local access in the Okanagan to some of the best icewines in the world. ...

July 01, 2017
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Angel for a Day

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|Date: May 01, 2017
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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. ...

May 01, 2017
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Island Adventure: Cape Breton Style

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|Date: April 01, 2017
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Island Adventure: Cape Breton Style

I’m snuggled in a comfy chair in a (stranger’s) living room, listening to some of the best toe-tapping fi ...

I’m snuggled in a comfy chair in a (stranger’s) living room, listening to some of the best toe-tapping fiddle music I’ve ever heard. It’s at this point that I get that I-want-to-live-in Cape Breton se ...

April 01, 2017
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Off to Great Places

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|Date: February 01, 2017
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Off to Great Places

After deciding to make a later-life move, Nell Plotnikoff is happy she did - and she isn't looking back. ...

After deciding to make a later-life move, Nell Plotnikoff is happy she did - and she isn't looking back. ...

February 01, 2017
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Jouer Dans La Neige in Quebec’s Eastern Townships

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|Date: February 01, 2017
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Jouer Dans La Neige in Quebec’s Eastern Townships

I’m in Quebec to explore winter activities. As a Canadian, seldom do I consider a snow destination as a w ...

I’m in Quebec to explore winter activities. As a Canadian, seldom do I consider a snow destination as a winter getaway, so I am eager to check this out. ...

February 01, 2017
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