• Spring is a time of renewal, hope, and optimism, and there is no better way to usher in this uplifting ti ...

    Spring is a time of renewal, hope, and optimism, and there is no better way to usher in this uplifting time of year than attending Shen Yun Performing Arts—a celebration of classical Chinese culture a ...

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  • Vancouverism: Creating A Liveable City

    From my second-floor apartment in downtown Vancouver, I see a particular dog and its owner on the street ...

    From my second-floor apartment in downtown Vancouver, I see a particular dog and its owner on the street every day. The man is in charge of the dog’s stuffie, and the dog is eagerly straining on his l ...

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  • Life Lessons From A Surprising Place

    The blue cedar shakes change colour in the daily light at Glen Brae Manor, one of Canuck Place Children’s ...

    The blue cedar shakes change colour in the daily light at Glen Brae Manor, one of Canuck Place Children’s Hospice’s two pediatric hospice locations where little patients in BC and Yukon receive expert ...

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  • Reboot- September 2019

    Ann is a life-long volunteer at different local organizations. Photo Courtesy of Ann Munro. ANN MUNRO is ...

    Ann is a life-long volunteer at different local organizations. Photo Courtesy of Ann Munro. ANN MUNRO is completing her 28th year as a Bard on the Beach volunteer. She’s aiming to get to 30 years in s ...

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  • No Limits

    Four-time JUNO-award winning record producer and bassist/composer Rick Kilburn opens the door to his tran ...

    Four-time JUNO-award winning record producer and bassist/composer Rick Kilburn opens the door to his tranquil Qualicum, BC home, where he and his wife live with his 91-year-old father, Jim Kilburn. Of ...

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  • Weaving History And Joy

    Anxiety, discomfort and the regret of consuming too much sugar are feelings most of us experience during ...

    Anxiety, discomfort and the regret of consuming too much sugar are feelings most of us experience during a trip to the dentist. A dose of inspiration is the last thing anticipated amid an intimate enc ...

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  • Before & After: Sheila Blake

    Landscape photographer Sheila Blake has undertaken some big adventures in her life, not the least of whic ...

    Landscape photographer Sheila Blake has undertaken some big adventures in her life, not the least of which was immigrating to Canada from the UK as a newlywed in 1966. The marriage may not have lasted ...

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  • Reboot - June 2019

    DR. JOHN MILLAR started his medical career as a McGill graduated internist with a pilot’s licence, joinin ...

    DR. JOHN MILLAR started his medical career as a McGill graduated internist with a pilot’s licence, joining a team of Zambian Flying Doctors (although he was flown – not piloting himself – to the villa ...

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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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  • Reboot - May 2019

    ROD MACLEAN volunteers once a week conducting sing-a-long and cartoon sketching sessions at his Vancouver ...

    ROD MACLEAN volunteers once a week conducting sing-a-long and cartoon sketching sessions at his Vancouver neighbourhood elementary school in False Creek. He first engages students with his voice and g ...

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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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  • Reboot - April 2019

    JIM HARCOTT says it was his dad who advised both him and his brother to transition into retirement instea ...

    JIM HARCOTT says it was his dad who advised both him and his brother to transition into retirement instead of going “cold turkey.” And that’s exactly what the former Vancouver teacher did. Post retire ...

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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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  • Gathie Falk: It's the Simple Things

    As I step over the threshold into the home of Canadian artist Gathie Falk, there is an immediate understa ...

    As I step over the threshold into the home of Canadian artist Gathie Falk, there is an immediate understanding that this is no ordinary place. The foyer expands into a bright, airy, open concept sitti ...

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  • Visit Burns Bog

    Nestled in the middle of the Lower Mainland in the heart of Delta is the largest raised peatland on the w ...

    Nestled in the middle of the Lower Mainland in the heart of Delta is the largest raised peatland on the west coast of North America—Burns Bog. That is only a few of the accolades heaped on Burns Bog. ...

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