• David Vest: Still A Blues Master

    How long can a piano player’s fingers keep tickling those ivories? How long can he continue to belt out b ...

    How long can a piano player’s fingers keep tickling those ivories? How long can he continue to belt out blues tunes to packed houses? How long can he win awards and write songs? Surely it must slow do ...

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  • Cycling with VG4A

    My husband and I had only lived in Victoria a few months when, while out cycling, we came upon a group of ...

    My husband and I had only lived in Victoria a few months when, while out cycling, we came upon a group of Victoria Grandmothers for Africa (VG4A) riders. Stopping to help a VG4A rider with a mechanica ...

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  • Before & After: Joan Thompson

    Joan Thompson has a long road ahead – 8,000km long! The retired music teacher, writer, keen traveller and ...

    Joan Thompson has a long road ahead – 8,000km long! The retired music teacher, writer, keen traveller and dedicated volunteer will be hitting the road this month to cycle across Canada to raise awaren ...

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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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  • Strategies to Build Resiliency

    Marilyn is 55 years old, works part-time in retail and has two teens at home. She currently cares for her ...

    Marilyn is 55 years old, works part-time in retail and has two teens at home. She currently cares for her partner who has chronic pain and a brain injury from a motor vehicle accident. She feels like ...

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  • Reboot - March 2019

    DR. FIORENZA ALBERT-HOWARD, a native of Rome who is descended from a long line of prominent Italian archi ...

    DR. FIORENZA ALBERT-HOWARD, a native of Rome who is descended from a long line of prominent Italian architects and engineers, was a pioneer in her fields of civic and computer engineering. “I was the ...

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  • Do You Really Want Someone to Complete You?

    Twice this week I had conversations with friends, 55+ both expressing the desire to find partners that wo ...

    Twice this week I had conversations with friends, 55+ both expressing the desire to find partners that would “complete” them. “Why do you want to be complete? And, why do you think another person coul ...

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  • Are Senior Drivers As At Risk As We Think?

    In a world where we are all living longer, a topic that keeps being discussed is whether there should be ...

    In a world where we are all living longer, a topic that keeps being discussed is whether there should be stricter measures placed on senior drivers. The impression of a white-haired head peering over ...

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  • Bring Back Your Zest For Life

    Are you looking for ways to energize and refresh your perspective? As we grow older, life can sometimes s ...

    Are you looking for ways to energize and refresh your perspective? As we grow older, life can sometimes seem to lose some of its brilliance. If you could use a little boost, here are a few ideas for p ...

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  • Many of us have a fear of missing out – a fear that once we reach a certain age, we are “too old” to try ...

    Many of us have a fear of missing out – a fear that once we reach a certain age, we are “too old” to try anything new. Instead, we watch from the sidelines as the younger generation takes part in acti ...

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  • Tapping Into Magic

    Lights dim, curtains rise. Out of the darkness, we are suddenly dazzled by a glamorous, exuberant tap dan ...

    Lights dim, curtains rise. Out of the darkness, we are suddenly dazzled by a glamorous, exuberant tap dancing troupe. Synchronized, happy, high energy, their silver-tinged locks and sparkling smiles h ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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  • Renew Your Joy of Bathing

    The folks at Fenwick Bath understand that sometimes simple remodelling steps are all that is needed to Re ...

    The folks at Fenwick Bath understand that sometimes simple remodelling steps are all that is needed to Renew your Joy of Bathing. Perhaps a new Easy-Clean Acrylic wall surround in the tub/shower area ...

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  • The Fraser's North Arm

    Our home port is a marina on the North Arm of the Fraser, so the first and last hours of every trip we ta ...

    Our home port is a marina on the North Arm of the Fraser, so the first and last hours of every trip we take are spent on the river. When we chug downstream in our boat at a speed of six or seven knots ...

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