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PAINTING FOR A CAUSE

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PAINTING FOR A CAUSE

In 2007, Victoria, BC had grown increasingly concerned about the number of homeless living on the streets ...

In 2007, Victoria, BC had grown increasingly concerned about the number of homeless living on the streets. Subsequently, advocates, a street pastor, and the local council decided to build a central co ...

April 29, 2021
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THE WRITER

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THE WRITER

Ever since Genevieve Graham was a little girl, she dreamt of playing the oboe in a professional orchestra ...

Ever since Genevieve Graham was a little girl, she dreamt of playing the oboe in a professional orchestra. Never in her wildest dreams did she imagine becoming a world-renowned author. Music is in her ...

February 25, 2021
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Soul Searching

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Soul Searching

All the signs pointed to breast cancer. The doctor was adamant that a biopsy was imperative, but Lois Ros ...

All the signs pointed to breast cancer. The doctor was adamant that a biopsy was imperative, but Lois Ross wouldn’t have any of it. “I was 31 when the doctor wanted to investigate me for a possible ma ...

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CHOIR EMBOLDENS ALL SINGERS

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CHOIR EMBOLDENS ALL SINGERS

The Gettin’ Higher Choir (GHC) is a large, exuberant, and inclusive “come-as-you-are” choir that embodies ...

The Gettin’ Higher Choir (GHC) is a large, exuberant, and inclusive “come-as-you-are” choir that embodies the idea that singing is our birthright. The choir was founded by Siobhan Robinsong in 1996 an ...

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MITIGATING THE RISK

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MITIGATING THE RISK

The first case of COVID-19 was reported in North America in January 2020. This worldwide pandemic has inf ...

The first case of COVID-19 was reported in North America in January 2020. This worldwide pandemic has infected more than 20 million people and killed more than 800,000. The virus is indiscriminate, an ...

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INSPIRED BY BEETHOVEN

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INSPIRED BY BEETHOVEN

The cloudless sky is just the right hue of blue as sunlight shines down from the heavens on to Dr. C ...

The cloudless sky is just the right hue of blue as sunlight shines down from the heavens on to Dr. Carl Ivey, 74, playing Beethoven's 4th concerto on a grand piano. With a backdrop of the Pa ...

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Meaningful Words Rewire The Brain

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Meaningful Words Rewire The Brain

News of coronavirus and its impacts have dominated the airwaves for months. Millions have been infected, ...

News of coronavirus and its impacts have dominated the airwaves for months. Millions have been infected, hundreds of thousands are dead, the economy is severely debilitated, and unemployment rates are ...

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Campaigning For Human Rights

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Campaigning For Human Rights

Three words changed the life of Graham Allen: “Prisoners of Conscience.” As a young lad, he read about pe ...

Three words changed the life of Graham Allen: “Prisoners of Conscience.” As a young lad, he read about people who had been imprisoned for holding political or religious views not tolerated by their ow ...

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Rewriting Retirement

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Rewriting Retirement

Author Ann Pearson, a former UBC instructor, wasn’t forced to retire at age 60. Enjoying good health and ...

Author Ann Pearson, a former UBC instructor, wasn’t forced to retire at age 60. Enjoying good health and energy, she chose to retire. “I retired at 60 as my mother was ill and I wanted to be free to g ...

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RETIREMENT RESIDENCE: A NEW ADVENTURE

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RETIREMENT RESIDENCE: A NEW ADVENTURE

Moving a family member into a retirement residence can be difficult for everyone involved. Even starting ...

Moving a family member into a retirement residence can be difficult for everyone involved. Even starting a conversation with your loved one about the matter can provoke anxiety. However, there are way ...

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There Must Be Passion

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There Must Be Passion

Amanda Hale has been writing for as long as she can remember. “I wrote my first novel at age 11,” she say ...

Amanda Hale has been writing for as long as she can remember. “I wrote my first novel at age 11,” she says. “It was an illustrated work, a love story between two frogs set against the rich cultural ba ...

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Adventure, Travel & Heartache

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Adventure, Travel & Heartache

More than a decade ago, Donna Lynch wrote the book, 50ish: A Journey to 50 Countries in 50 Weeks Intervie ...

More than a decade ago, Donna Lynch wrote the book, 50ish: A Journey to 50 Countries in 50 Weeks Interviewing Women in their 50s. The self-published title chronicled Donna’s in-depth conversations wit ...

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Our Not-So-Smart Home

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Our Not-So-Smart Home

In 2019, smart homes have become increasingly popular with people of all ages. Unfortunately, my wife, Na ...

In 2019, smart homes have become increasingly popular with people of all ages. Unfortunately, my wife, Naomi, and I are stuck in the dark ages. We’re online, of course, and have iPads, iPhones and a v ...

November 01, 2019
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My Friend’s House

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My Friend’s House

Linda Murphy, a 57-year-old real estate agent with Toronto’s Royal LePage, has spent the last seven month ...

Linda Murphy, a 57-year-old real estate agent with Toronto’s Royal LePage, has spent the last seven months hiking across the Pacific Crest Trail, which is over 4,000 km long and equivalent in length a ...

November 01, 2019
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Making Music Accessible

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Making Music Accessible

This isn’t your typical rock star story about a boy discovered while singing his songs on YouTube. This i ...

This isn’t your typical rock star story about a boy discovered while singing his songs on YouTube. This is the tale of real-life guitar playing virtuoso Dr. Alexander Dunn, a professor at the Universi ...

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