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Let’s Talk About Cremation

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Let’s Talk About Cremation

When is a good time to talk about cremation? Before Christmas? No. At the start of the new year? No again ...

When is a good time to talk about cremation? Before Christmas? No. At the start of the new year? No again. How about during a pandemic? Forget it. And it’s hardly an ideal theme at Easter—given the ho ...

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Your European Escape in Canada

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Your European Escape in Canada

“The Barrington Woollen Mill was unusual for its time as its water wheel was laid flat in the water rathe ...

“The Barrington Woollen Mill was unusual for its time as its water wheel was laid flat in the water rather than up and down.” Normandy architecture in Quebec City. Photo: Joan Thompson We follow our g ...

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LIVING ON PURPOSE: A Place in the Sun

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LIVING ON PURPOSE: A Place in the Sun

I’m sitting at a little wooden table for two. My husband and I are drinking designer coffees listening to ...

I’m sitting at a little wooden table for two. My husband and I are drinking designer coffees listening to soft jazz tones from a YouTube channel over our heads. Palm plants form one wall and snake pla ...

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Thrive Beyond 55 – January/February

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Thrive Beyond 55 – January/February

Getting Out of the Rut Our featured person this issue, David Bouchard, says, “When something touches me a ...

Getting Out of the Rut Our featured person this issue, David Bouchard, says, “When something touches me and sits in my craw for long enough, something just starts to percolate in the back of my mind, ...

January 01, 2025
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REFRESH: Explore Lifelong Learning

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REFRESH: Explore Lifelong Learning

Elizabeth N., at 74, says she didn’t know what to do after her grandchildren started growing up and she b ...

Elizabeth N., at 74, says she didn’t know what to do after her grandchildren started growing up and she became bored with her backyard vegetable garden. With the support of her daughter and a car-shar ...

January 01, 2025
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David Bouchard: For the Love of Reading

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David Bouchard: For the Love of Reading

“How’s the city, boy?” my grandfather asked me about my new foster home. It was my third foster home, and ...

“How’s the city, boy?” my grandfather asked me about my new foster home. It was my third foster home, and my first one in the big city. “Grandfather, it’s awesome,” I answered respectfully. And I answ ...

January 01, 2025
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River Cruising Zurich to Paris

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River Cruising Zurich to Paris

Arriving in Zurich, I was escorted to a hotel so that I could explore this beautiful Swiss city. Zurich i ...

Arriving in Zurich, I was escorted to a hotel so that I could explore this beautiful Swiss city. Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland, located between two forested chains of hills, about 40 miles ...

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The Florida Keys – A Foodie Tour

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The Florida Keys – A Foodie Tour

The road that winds down the coast of Florida is the longest overwater highway in the world. Along the ro ...

The road that winds down the coast of Florida is the longest overwater highway in the world. Along the route are spots considered as the top sport fishing areas on the globe, where you can stop ...

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Maritime Celtic Colours

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Maritime Celtic Colours

It’s a glorious afternoon in mid-October, and my husband Tom and I are enjoying a surprisingly challengin ...

It’s a glorious afternoon in mid-October, and my husband Tom and I are enjoying a surprisingly challenging hike on the Coxheath Hills Wilderness Trail. We stop along the trail to admire the beau ...

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LIVING ON PURPOSE: Retirement Priorities?

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LIVING ON PURPOSE: Retirement Priorities?

How are you at defining your priorities in retirement? Oh gosh, some of you say - I’ve been working hard ...

How are you at defining your priorities in retirement? Oh gosh, some of you say - I’ve been working hard all my life...why would I want to have priories? And you settle into the pile of books and maga ...

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Thrive Beyond 55 – November/December

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Thrive Beyond 55 – November/December

Life Shouldn’t Be On Speed Dial Have you ever been surprised by how many hours your phone reports you spe ...

Life Shouldn’t Be On Speed Dial Have you ever been surprised by how many hours your phone reports you spent each day last week texting, emailing, and scrolling through the internet and social media? P ...

November 01, 2024
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Adrienne Arsenault: Thirty Years of Seeking the Truth

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Adrienne Arsenault: Thirty Years of Seeking the Truth

Adrienne Arsenault, chief correspondent of CBC News and host of The National, has seen it all in her 30 y ...

Adrienne Arsenault, chief correspondent of CBC News and host of The National, has seen it all in her 30 years of covering the world. From jaw-dropping, terrifying, life-threatening experiences to sitt ...

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A Positive Makeover Boost

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A Positive Makeover Boost

Over the past two issues, we have profiled the candidates chosen for a makeover at our March INSPIRED 55+ ...

Over the past two issues, we have profiled the candidates chosen for a makeover at our March INSPIRED 55+ Lifestyle Show. Here is our third and final candidate, Karen Weiss. “The makeover was a truly ...

November 01, 2024
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Inspirational Humourist David Roche: I Will Not Hide

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Inspirational Humourist David Roche: I Will Not Hide

“You’ve heard of a bad hair day. I’m having a bad face day,” David Roche says to a group of grade six stu ...

“You’ve heard of a bad hair day. I’m having a bad face day,” David Roche says to a group of grade six students who have assembled to hear his message. They laugh. “What you see is a birth difference, ...

November 01, 2024
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Hunt for the Franklin Expedition: Victoria’s Captain Bill Noon Tells the Story

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Hunt for the Franklin Expedition: Victoria’s Captain Bill Noon Tells the Story

Captain Bill Noon is nautical royalty in B.C., and part of Canadian history. It was summer of 2014 ...

Captain Bill Noon is nautical royalty in B.C., and part of Canadian history. It was summer of 2014 when Bill led his crew on the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Sir Wilfred Laurier to the Arctic ...

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