Tag: retirement | INSPIRED 55+ Lifestyle Magazine - Part 3

What’s Cooking?

Posted by Kate Robertson
|Date: August 02, 2018
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What’s Cooking?

Does this tempt your taste buds? Locally-sourced roast pork with rich gravy served with braised red cabba ...

Does this tempt your taste buds? Locally-sourced roast pork with rich gravy served with braised red cabbage and apples, cauliflower gratin, buttered peas and roast potatoes — with a mocha chocolate mo ...

August 02, 2018
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Russ Froese: Still Curious

Posted by Verena Foxx
|Date: August 02, 2018
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Russ Froese: Still Curious

Russ Froese had just put the youngest of his five grandchildren – the two-year-old – down for a nap. “I a ...

Russ Froese had just put the youngest of his five grandchildren – the two-year-old – down for a nap. “I am actively involved with them,” he says. “They are young and it’s a good time to be there.” He ...

August 02, 2018
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Promise for Older Canadians Living with Lonliness

Posted by Denise Ravary
|Date: July 31, 2018
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Promise for Older Canadians Living with Lonliness

How can older Canadians enjoy meaningful relationships filled with companionship, friendship and emotiona ...

How can older Canadians enjoy meaningful relationships filled with companionship, friendship and emotional support? For many older Canadians, there is an obvious lack of social interaction. In many ca ...

July 31, 2018
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Late Bloomer

Posted by John Kelly
|Date: July 01, 2018
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Late Bloomer

It’s never too late. And if you bristle at that old adage, allow me to try to change your mind. Meet Lona ...

It’s never too late. And if you bristle at that old adage, allow me to try to change your mind. Meet Lona Manning. She has done something for the first time at the age of 60. It’s something she’d alwa ...

July 01, 2018
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Jann Arden: It’s a Long Goodbye & It Ain’t So Bad

Posted by James Ellsworth
|Date: July 01, 2018
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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 ...

July 01, 2018
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Reboot July 2018

Posted by Verena Foxx
|Date: July 01, 2018
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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 ...

July 01, 2018
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Before & After – Heather Akai

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|Date: June 01, 2018
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Before & After – Heather Akai

Sometimes an unexpected situation can ruffle even the best laid plans. Such was the case with our final m ...

Sometimes an unexpected situation can ruffle even the best laid plans. Such was the case with our final makeover contestant at the September 2017 Lifestyle Show in Vancouver. Luckily, in times like th ...

June 01, 2018
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Design for Life: Unlock Your Way to Freedom with a Home Elevator

Posted by Stiltz Lifts Canada
|Date: May 02, 2018
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Design for Life: Unlock Your Way to Freedom with a Home Elevator

If you, like many others, are not prepared to downsize or move from the area where you live that you love ...

If you, like many others, are not prepared to downsize or move from the area where you live that you love or leave friends or neighbours behind just because age has crept up and the stairs start to be ...

May 02, 2018
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Darcy Rota: Head Down, Follow Through

Posted by John Kelly
|Date: May 01, 2018
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Darcy Rota: Head Down, Follow Through

Everyone is a household name… even if it’s only in their house. “With the 13th pick overall, the Chicago ...

Everyone is a household name… even if it’s only in their house. “With the 13th pick overall, the Chicago Blackhawks are pleased to select… (if general manager Tommy Ivan doesn’t say the right name, I’ ...

May 01, 2018
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A Traveler’s Tithe

Posted by J. Kathleen Thompson
|Date: May 01, 2018
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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 ...

May 01, 2018
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The Ultimate Reward

Posted by Kate Robertson
|Date: May 01, 2018
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The Ultimate Reward

With heavy time commitments during the working and parenting stages of life, volunteering/working oversea ...

With heavy time commitments during the working and parenting stages of life, volunteering/working overseas (or even in our own neighbourhood) can be an unattainable endeavour. But with more time being ...

May 01, 2018
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Each Day is a Gift

Posted by Carol Matthews
|Date: May 01, 2018
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Each Day is a Gift

At 74, Darlene Marzari is a dynamo: attractive, vivacious and afire with activities of all sorts. Heads t ...

At 74, Darlene Marzari is a dynamo: attractive, vivacious and afire with activities of all sorts. Heads turn when she enters a room because she walks fast, laughs a lot, wears classy, colourful clothe ...

May 01, 2018
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A Home for One and All

Posted by Pat Nichol
|Date: April 01, 2018
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A Home for One and All

Have you ever felt insecure about having a roof over your head? For more and more people – young and old ...

Have you ever felt insecure about having a roof over your head? For more and more people – young and old – in Victoria and Vancouver, the concept of having a secure place to live is becoming an unatta ...

April 01, 2018
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Breaking New Ground

Posted by Sherry Conly
|Date: February 01, 2018
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Breaking New Ground

If researching potential retirement residences is on your to-do list for 2018, consider one of the many n ...

If researching potential retirement residences is on your to-do list for 2018, consider one of the many new developments projected to open this year and next. Cherish Central Park Opened November 2017 ...

February 01, 2018
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Smooth Sailing

Posted by John Kelly
|Date: February 01, 2018
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Smooth Sailing

In an episode from a famous sitcom of the ’90s, two characters discussed the whys and whens of “pulling t ...

In an episode from a famous sitcom of the ’90s, two characters discussed the whys and whens of “pulling the plug.” It’s funny, but if I’m writing about it now, then surely, I must have at least given ...

February 01, 2018
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