• Evelyn Hart: En Pointe

    “My sister has an exceptional voice, a natural voice. My other sister has quite a wonderful voice, and my ...

    “My sister has an exceptional voice, a natural voice. My other sister has quite a wonderful voice, and my brother had perfect pitch. That’s why I ended up in dance. Everyone else had their particular ...

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  • Reboot - January 2019

    THOR FROHN-NIELSEN has been tinkering with mechanics since he started dismantling anything that he could ...

    THOR FROHN-NIELSEN has been tinkering with mechanics since he started dismantling anything that he could find in his childhood home. “I’ve wanted to know what makes things work since I was four when I ...

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  • 5 Ways To Save On The Cost Of Long-Term Care

    Workers can get ready for long-term care costs by putting money into long-term investments or by purchasi ...

    Workers can get ready for long-term care costs by putting money into long-term investments or by purchasing health insurance. Taking care of yourself as you reach your later years, however, doesn’t ne ...

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  • Reboot - December 2018

    BETTY-LOU CAHOON took up photography after 35 years of waitressing in her hometown of Lillooet. “My wrist ...

    BETTY-LOU CAHOON took up photography after 35 years of waitressing in her hometown of Lillooet. “My wrists were shot,” she says, admitting that her best effort was to carry five plates on one arm. “Th ...

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  • Be Open to

    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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  • 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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  • Chef Tojo: Bridging Cultures

    “Cooking is an art, but all art requires knowing something about the techniques and materials.” The phras ...

    “Cooking is an art, but all art requires knowing something about the techniques and materials.” The phrase is attributed to Nathan Myhrvold, the American author of the six-volume series Modernist Cuis ...

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  • A Caregiving Journey to the Edge of Life

    By definition, “dwindle” means to diminish gradually in size, amount or strength. Janet Dunnett will neve ...

    By definition, “dwindle” means to diminish gradually in size, amount or strength. Janet Dunnett will never forget this word. She was in Emergency with her mom and saw the word “Dwindler” on the top of ...

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  • Paddling to the Beat of Their Own Drummer

    You’d be forgiven if you questioned your sanity. Out of the mist atop the glass-like water of a cool, blu ...

    You’d be forgiven if you questioned your sanity. Out of the mist atop the glass-like water of a cool, blue lake comes the head of a dragon. In its belly more than a dozen silver-haired women are paddl ...

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  • Letting Go

    Remember what it was like being newly married and setting up your first home, excited and eager to begin ...

    Remember what it was like being newly married and setting up your first home, excited and eager to begin building a lifetime of precious memories? The thought of growing old seemed so far away. But ti ...

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  • Panama Snowbird: Not in Arizona Anymore

    From under the shade of the front porch roof, we watched a woman pick a starfruit from a tree in the chur ...

    From under the shade of the front porch roof, we watched a woman pick a starfruit from a tree in the churchyard across the street. A chicken crossed the road. Latin music sang out from a nearby house. ...

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  • Before & After - Tasma Lacroix

    Despite juggling multiple activities, interests, volunteering and travel, semi-retired Victoria resident ...

    Despite juggling multiple activities, interests, volunteering and travel, semi-retired Victoria resident Tasma Lee Lacroix is always up for something new. When INSPIRED columnist Pat Nichol gave her a ...

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  • Reboot August 2018

    LINDA DICKEY, a four-time volunteer builder with Habitat for Humanity Canada, says she has always believe ...

    LINDA DICKEY, a four-time volunteer builder with Habitat for Humanity Canada, says she has always believed that “housing is the game changer” when it comes to improving a family’s life. She’s put her ...

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  • Jane Bond Float Home

    Among the colourful buildings spanning Fisherman’s Wharf in Victoria, BC, David and Susan Leff’s float ho ...

    Among the colourful buildings spanning Fisherman’s Wharf in Victoria, BC, David and Susan Leff’s float home could be easily missed. The weathered burgundy trimmed home masquerades a million dollar “Ja ...

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  • From Luxurious to Living Off the Land

    PACIFIC LANDING Pacific Landing aims to provide the foundation and backdrop for an amazing quality of lif ...

    PACIFIC LANDING Pacific Landing aims to provide the foundation and backdrop for an amazing quality of life. Based on a philosophy of three pillars for happy and healthy living: Active Engagement, Soci ...

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