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Living On Purpose

Posted by Laurie Mueller
|Date: April 28, 2023
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Living On Purpose

MODERN-DAY FAIRY GODMOTHER Graduation is an important time for a young person and wearing the right outfi ...

MODERN-DAY FAIRY GODMOTHER Graduation is an important time for a young person and wearing the right outfit to Grade 12 celebrations is an essential component of that rite. While young people ar ...

April 28, 2023
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Be Kind To Your Liver

Posted by Eve Lees
|Date: April 28, 2023
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Be Kind To Your Liver

Fatty liver occurs when excess fat constitutes more than five per cent of the liver’s mass. It tends to d ...

Fatty liver occurs when excess fat constitutes more than five per cent of the liver’s mass. It tends to develop in people who are overweight or obese, although it also affects those at a healthy weigh ...

April 28, 2023
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How We Met

Posted by Verena Foxx
|Date: April 28, 2023
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How We Met

Ken & Rosalie Ken and Rosalie, now in their 70s, are getting ready for their 45th anniversary river c ...

Ken & Rosalie Ken and Rosalie, now in their 70s, are getting ready for their 45th anniversary river cruise in France this month. Both Saskatchewanians, they met there in 1975 when she was working ...

April 28, 2023
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Navigating Iguazu Falls

Posted by Linda A. Blair
|Date: April 28, 2023
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Navigating Iguazu Falls

Iguazu Falls straddles the countries of Argentina and Brazil and can be safely viewed from either country ...

Iguazu Falls straddles the countries of Argentina and Brazil and can be safely viewed from either country. The Iguazu River is split between the Upper and Lower rivers, with one plummeting into the ot ...

April 28, 2023
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Doing What We Can

Posted by John Charles Hillman
|Date: April 28, 2023
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Doing What We Can

I was born March 18, 1919, in Newport Mon South Wales. I was first British but recently became a Canadian ...

I was born March 18, 1919, in Newport Mon South Wales. I was first British but recently became a Canadian and have been living in Canada for the past 23 years to be close to family. I intend to contin ...

April 28, 2023
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The Healing Power of Music

Posted by Jane Cassie
|Date: April 28, 2023
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The Healing Power of Music

A group of Alzheimer’s patients gather in the recreation room of the care facility, my mom is one of them ...

A group of Alzheimer’s patients gather in the recreation room of the care facility, my mom is one of them. She sits in a chair, off to the side. Her eyes are vacant; her mind is somewhere far away. Th ...

April 28, 2023
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The Worth of Water

Posted by Brent Stumph
|Date: April 28, 2023
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The Worth of Water

The water truck moves slowly up the gently sloping hill, carrying 20,000 litres of precious but contamina ...

The water truck moves slowly up the gently sloping hill, carrying 20,000 litres of precious but contaminated agua, to Buena Vista. It passes by a graveyard, with vultures lurking in the shadows of the ...

April 28, 2023
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Volunteers Find Perfect Match Helping Women In Need

Posted by Jesmina Biserovic
|Date: April 28, 2023
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Volunteers Find Perfect Match Helping Women In Need

Women In Need (WIN) is a non-profit community service cooperative consisting of an online shop and four r ...

Women In Need (WIN) is a non-profit community service cooperative consisting of an online shop and four resale stores in Victoria, BC (Cook St, Saanich Centre, Pandora St, and Westside Village). Reven ...

April 28, 2023
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Opening Their Homes And Hearts

Posted by Laurie Mueller
|Date: April 28, 2023
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Opening Their Homes And Hearts

Visiting a pet rescue website or your local BCSPCA and seeing the animals that are waiting for a new home ...

Visiting a pet rescue website or your local BCSPCA and seeing the animals that are waiting for a new home, you may want to rush out, buy a farm, and adopt them all. Perhaps more pragmatically, you can ...

April 28, 2023
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Discovering Wonder In My Own Backyard

Posted by Kate Robertson
|Date: April 28, 2023
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Discovering Wonder In My Own Backyard

“The tug is the drug,” says Cam, my fly-fishing guide, and after my first catch of a small rainbow trout, ...

“The tug is the drug,” says Cam, my fly-fishing guide, and after my first catch of a small rainbow trout, I’m hooked. We’re fishing from a small flat-bottomed fishing boat that you can stand up in, ca ...

April 28, 2023
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Dr. Jane Barratt: A Lifelong Advocate For Healthy Ageing

Posted by Kate Robertson
|Date: April 28, 2023
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Dr. Jane Barratt: A Lifelong Advocate For Healthy Ageing

Ageing. There are songs about it, books about it and jokes. Tropes on the topic abound: “You’re not getti ...

Ageing. There are songs about it, books about it and jokes. Tropes on the topic abound: “You’re not getting older, you’re getting better.” “Sixty is the new 40.” And so on. When it comes to the topic ...

April 28, 2023
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Thrive Beyond 55: May

Posted by Barbara Risto
|Date: April 28, 2023
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Thrive Beyond 55: May

This month we celebrate the many worthy charities in our communities that help to make life better for pe ...

This month we celebrate the many worthy charities in our communities that help to make life better for people, animals and the environment. Several years ago, I met with one of the charities that ran ...

April 28, 2023
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