• Haute Cuisine At Retirement Residences

    For lunch, enjoy a light and flaky bacon, chive and cheddar quiche. For dinner, indulge in a juicy roast ...

    For lunch, enjoy a light and flaky bacon, chive and cheddar quiche. For dinner, indulge in a juicy roast pork tenderloin with mango chutney, curried sweet potatoes, green beans and cauliflower. You’re ...

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  • Music For Life

    Soft-spoken and friendly, Clive Langley is the selfless sort. Not only does he spend a large portion of t ...

    Soft-spoken and friendly, Clive Langley is the selfless sort. Not only does he spend a large portion of the year travelling to Leeds, England to care for his widowed mother, he worked as a crisis line ...

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  • Forging a Dichotomous Path

    Barbara Allyn’s widespread legacy as a beacon of light and support to others began on a boat in the Victo ...

    Barbara Allyn’s widespread legacy as a beacon of light and support to others began on a boat in the Victoria harbour in the 1970s. An unlikely place to launch a career as a trauma counsellor to be sur ...

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  • Justifying the Cost of Retirement Housing

    Sticker shock is a significant deterrent for families searching for the next level in care for their love ...

    Sticker shock is a significant deterrent for families searching for the next level in care for their loved one. Monthly fees for senior care range from around $1,400 to $6,000, according to the Govern ...

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  • Breaking New Ground

    As demand for senior housing increases, the options are limitless with these new builds, from urban lower ...

    As demand for senior housing increases, the options are limitless with these new builds, from urban lower-income housing to oceanside, resort-style living. MCKAY APARTMENTS – BURNABY Opened December 2 ...

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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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  • Lovin' the Lavender Life

    When it comes to second chances, Victoria Lavender owner and farmer Alan Mayfield could write the book. I ...

    When it comes to second chances, Victoria Lavender owner and farmer Alan Mayfield could write the book. It took not one but two major heart attacks in his mid-fifties to change the trajectory of his l ...

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  • Stolen Moments

    “Philomela and I sometimes see our sentences slurring with alliterations – caused perhaps by verse writin ...

    “Philomela and I sometimes see our sentences slurring with alliterations – caused perhaps by verse writing. We also both like shoes,” says Benni Chisholm, on Philomela Nightingale, the protagonist in ...

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  • Marty Edwards is Kinda Kenny

    “I believe if you give with the expectation of getting nothing back, you get it back ten-fold,” says Mart ...

    “I believe if you give with the expectation of getting nothing back, you get it back ten-fold,” says Marty Edwards of Marty Edwards & the Revival. In Marty’s case, one small benefit concert led to the ...

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  • Breaking Language Barriers

    Former diplomat, author, business owner, polyglot, husband, father and grandfather Steve Kaufmann never s ...

    Former diplomat, author, business owner, polyglot, husband, father and grandfather Steve Kaufmann never stops learning and growing. ...

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  • Artistic Activist

    Accomplished artist Hinda Avery expresses her deepest thoughts, fears and triumphs through her work. Best ...

    Accomplished artist Hinda Avery expresses her deepest thoughts, fears and triumphs through her work. Best known for her Resisterrrz series, which premiered in 2011 at the Martin Batchelor Gallery ...

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  • Friendship for All

    A major benefit of moving into a seniors’ residence is the bond that forms with caregivers and fellow res ...

    A major benefit of moving into a seniors’ residence is the bond that forms with caregivers and fellow residents, and the fulfilment it brings. ...

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  • Caring for the Entire Family

    The traditional model of a retirement residence is being transformed by companies that all believe family ...

    The traditional model of a retirement residence is being transformed by companies that all believe family and community values should be first and foremost ...

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