November 2018 – INSPIRED

Louise Penny: From the Great Silence to Fame

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Louise Penny: From the Great Silence to Fame

Louise Penny makes writing best-selling books look easy. After all, since she published her first mystery ...

Louise Penny makes writing best-selling books look easy. After all, since she published her first mystery novel, Still Life, 13 years ago, she's banged out an amazing book a year in her Armand Gamache ...

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Australia’s Outback: Red Roads and Stickybeaks

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Australia’s Outback: Red Roads and Stickybeaks

“I love a sunburnt country, A land of sweeping plains … Her beauty and her terror - The wide brown land f ...

“I love a sunburnt country, A land of sweeping plains … Her beauty and her terror - The wide brown land for me!” My Country - Dorothea Mackellar (1904) “I have some bad news,” said Bongo. “That Underg ...

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Getting Your Affairs in Order

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Getting Your Affairs in Order

My brother-in-law, Kevin, passed away unexpectedly at the relatively young age of 59. He never married an ...

My brother-in-law, Kevin, passed away unexpectedly at the relatively young age of 59. He never married and did not have any children, and much to our dismay, we discovered after he died that he did no ...

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Be Open to “Reaching Out”

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Be Open to “Reaching Out”

Aldo Nazarko spent his formative years in war-torn northeastern Italy, in the Adriatic city of Fiume. As ...

Aldo Nazarko spent his formative years in war-torn northeastern Italy, in the Adriatic city of Fiume. As a young person, he was a refugee and “displaced person.” In all his eight decades, however, he ...

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Reboot – November 2018

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Reboot – November 2018

PEPPA MARTIN sees the world through the frame of a photographer’s lens. “I am perpetually hungry to delig ...

PEPPA MARTIN sees the world through the frame of a photographer’s lens. “I am perpetually hungry to delight the eye,” says the former advertising agency owner. “I needed to step aside from that and pu ...

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A Moving Ceremony at the Memorial Chamber

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A Moving Ceremony at the Memorial Chamber

“In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky ...

“In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below.” These powerfully sad ...

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Caring for Those That Care for Others

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Caring for Those That Care for Others

As a young girl growing up in Duncan, BC, Faith Magwood was introduced to the concept of philanthropy and ...

As a young girl growing up in Duncan, BC, Faith Magwood was introduced to the concept of philanthropy and community service at an early age. Her parents, both active community volunteers, inspired Fai ...

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Personal Experience Leads to Board Presidency

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Personal Experience Leads to Board Presidency

John Thomas knows firsthand what it’s like to navigate the healthcare system and end-of-life care for an ...

John Thomas knows firsthand what it’s like to navigate the healthcare system and end-of-life care for an aging parent. He was first introduced to the work of the Eldercare Foundation when his father, ...

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Fun on Fundy

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Fun on Fundy

During this visit to Canada's East Coast, I'm not surprised to find out that the Bay of Fundy is one of N ...

During this visit to Canada's East Coast, I'm not surprised to find out that the Bay of Fundy is one of North America's seven wonders. The 320-kilometre-long waterway divides the province of Nova Scot ...

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Nutrition Should be Your First Priority

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Nutrition Should be Your First Priority

Years ago I began my fitness career as an instructor and personal trainer. I coached my clients to improv ...

Years ago I began my fitness career as an instructor and personal trainer. I coached my clients to improve their health with physical activity. It was gratifying to witness their positive health chang ...

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For the Love of Art

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For the Love of Art

The West Coast demands to be captured in art – painting, sculpture, drawing, printmaking, photography and ...

The West Coast demands to be captured in art – painting, sculpture, drawing, printmaking, photography and ceramics. The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria houses a variety of art with pieces from across ...

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Feeding the Children

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Feeding the Children

The irony of children going to school hungry in the heart of one of BC’s most acclaimed food and wine reg ...

The irony of children going to school hungry in the heart of one of BC’s most acclaimed food and wine regions is not lost on Fatima Da Silva, chef-operator of the vineyard-based gourmet restaurant Vin ...

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Are You Retired Yet?

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Are You Retired Yet?

“Are you retired yet?” was the most common question people would ask me before I closed my law practice. ...

“Are you retired yet?” was the most common question people would ask me before I closed my law practice. The second most common question was, “When are you retiring?” I actually stopped practicing in ...

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The Sunshine Vitamin – What You Need to Know

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The Sunshine Vitamin – What You Need to Know

We’ve all noticed how much better we feel when it’s a bright, sun shiny day. That feeling is not just bec ...

We’ve all noticed how much better we feel when it’s a bright, sun shiny day. That feeling is not just because it’s pretty and warm; there are scientific reasons why you feel better. It’s vitamin D, an ...

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Safe Medication Use

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Safe Medication Use

Medications, both prescribed and over-the-counter, have the potential to improve health and well-being. M ...

Medications, both prescribed and over-the-counter, have the potential to improve health and well-being. Many people use medication to help them treat symptoms to assist in leading meaningful and indep ...

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