• A Visit Home

    “So much of who we are is where we have been.” - William Langewiesche Sometimes, the landscapes of our ea ...

    “So much of who we are is where we have been.” - William Langewiesche Sometimes, the landscapes of our early years can call us back with a visceral urge. My BC childhood landscape held a fusion of emo ...

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  • Grandparent/Grandchildren Adventure Excursions

    Grandparents are very fortunate to have a rewarding, unique relationship with their grandchildren. This c ...

    Grandparents are very fortunate to have a rewarding, unique relationship with their grandchildren. This comes through the years from all the special moments that are shared. More and more, they experi ...

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  • Going to the Spa, German-Style

    I lean back into the lukewarm mineral water, and Maritta, my Liquid Bodywork therapist, places a floating ...

    I lean back into the lukewarm mineral water, and Maritta, my Liquid Bodywork therapist, places a floating pillow under my head and knees. We’re in the Liquid Sound temple, one of the many pools at Tos ...

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  • Jann Arden: It's a Long Goodbye & It Ain't So Bad

    Jann Arden confesses that she looks forward to getting older. It's another year to embrace life. She just ...

    Jann Arden confesses that she looks forward to getting older. It's another year to embrace life. She just turned fifty-six and admittedly doesn't celebrate birthdays. "It's just something you have to ...

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  • Before & After - Suzanne Cascanette

    Suzanne Cascanette is a newcomer to Vancouver Island who works in international trade and is a Subject Ma ...

    Suzanne Cascanette is a newcomer to Vancouver Island who works in international trade and is a Subject Matter Specialist relating to Canada Customs rules and regulations. She is partnered with a globa ...

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  • Reboot July 2018

    JIM WALCHUK can best be described as a 21st century Renaissance man. A 2013 inductee into the BC Entertai ...

    JIM WALCHUK can best be described as a 21st century Renaissance man. A 2013 inductee into the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame for his (and sister Judy Ginn Walchuk’s) musical contributions, Jim is still ...

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  • Reboot June 2018

    JUNE KATZ has been singing vocals with acclaimed jazz pianist MILES BLACK accompanying her on both piano ...

    JUNE KATZ has been singing vocals with acclaimed jazz pianist MILES BLACK accompanying her on both piano and guitar since she was a part owner and music manager at Alma Street Café, Vancouver’s premie ...

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  • A Traveler's Tithe

    The restaurant, with the waters of the Aegean lapping at our feet, is warmed by its ebullient owner, Elen ...

    The restaurant, with the waters of the Aegean lapping at our feet, is warmed by its ebullient owner, Eleni. She knows we are on the island of Samos, Greece, to help the refugees, and she tells us she ...

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  • Once Again, From the Top

    Roots & Grooves. Australian husbandry? Hippie genealogy? No and no. Roots & Grooves is a project, ...

    Roots & Grooves. Australian husbandry? Hippie genealogy? No and no. Roots & Grooves is a project, a movement in some ways. It is the melding of musical styles under the direction of a fast bon ...

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  • Live at the Blue Frog

    On a rainy Monday morning in White Rock, Michael, Ron, Bryan and Luke amble into the Blue Frog Studios on ...

    On a rainy Monday morning in White Rock, Michael, Ron, Bryan and Luke amble into the Blue Frog Studios on Johnston Street. ...

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  • The Long Run

    “Lonesome Mary” kicks off the Chilliwack road show these days. The iconic BC band continues to thrill boo ...

    “Lonesome Mary” kicks off the Chilliwack road show these days. The iconic BC band continues to thrill boomers and millennials alike with 20 to 25 engagements a year ...

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  • The Power of Passion

    To watch Arlene Van den Berg dance is to watch poetry of the body in movement. Sensual and mesmerizing, i ...

    To watch Arlene Van den Berg dance is to watch poetry of the body in movement. Sensual and mesmerizing, it is as if her hips have a life of their own, responding to the rhythm of ancient drum beats; s ...

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  • Heart-Driven Hippy

    If there is one word that sums up the irrepressible Valdy, it is “energy.” The smiling, impish, red-suspe ...

    If there is one word that sums up the irrepressible Valdy, it is “energy.” The smiling, impish, red-suspendered septuagenarian is constantly on the go. By his count, Valdy has played an average of 200 ...

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  • The Sounds of Georgian Bay

    The short chirping whistles of osprey and the tremulous wails of the loons echo over the rippling water a ...

    The short chirping whistles of osprey and the tremulous wails of the loons echo over the rippling water as motoring boats and humming sea planes permeate the sounds of nature. These sounds abound on t ...

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  • Isn`t it About Time?

    Twenty years ago, while driving a B.C. transit bus, Marilyn Joyce (M.J.) Milne had a strange encounter of ...

    Twenty years ago, while driving a B.C. transit bus, Marilyn Joyce (M.J.) Milne had a strange encounter of the mystical kind. As she pulled into a stop and opened the door, a maroon-robed man with a bl ...

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