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

Umberto Menghi: Fresh, Simple, and Authentic

Posted by John Thomson
|Date: April 01, 2018
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Umberto Menghi: Fresh, Simple, and Authentic

Foodies are rejoicing. Umberto’s back in town. Vancouver’s effervescent restaurateur – nobody calls him M ...

Foodies are rejoicing. Umberto’s back in town. Vancouver’s effervescent restaurateur – nobody calls him Mr. Menghi; it’s simply Umberto – is back in business, mere footsteps from the legendary Yaletow ...

April 01, 2018
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Before & After – Judy Moscovitz

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|Date: April 01, 2018
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Before & After – Judy Moscovitz

When Judy Moscovitz was invited to participate in INSPIRED’s Makeover in Vancouver in September 2017, her ...

When Judy Moscovitz was invited to participate in INSPIRED’s Makeover in Vancouver in September 2017, her first reaction was trepidation. Determined to not allow fear to make her decisions, however, s ...

April 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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Rise Up!

Posted by John Thomson
|Date: March 01, 2018
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Rise Up!

The gowns were resplendent and the music uplifting. “It was fun. We all danced in our wheelchairs,” says ...

The gowns were resplendent and the music uplifting. “It was fun. We all danced in our wheelchairs,” says entrepreneur Tabassum Chagani as she recounts her experience participating in the 2017 Miss Whe ...

March 01, 2018
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Joy Fera: Going for Gold

Posted by Kate Robertson
|Date: March 01, 2018
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Joy Fera: Going for Gold

Winning athletic medals is nothing new for Joy Fera of Tsawwassen, BC. As a member of Canada’s rowing tea ...

Winning athletic medals is nothing new for Joy Fera of Tsawwassen, BC. As a member of Canada’s rowing team at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, she recorded a 7th-place finish in the Coxed Four, the ...

March 01, 2018
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Reboot – February 2018

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|Date: February 01, 2018
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Reboot – February 2018

PIET RUTGERS moved from making significant creative decisions in his role as former Director of Planning ...

PIET RUTGERS moved from making significant creative decisions in his role as former Director of Planning and Operations with the Vancouver Parks Board (up to and including the 2010 Olympic planning), ...

February 01, 2018
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Before & After – Eve Weimer

Posted by Bobbie Jo Reid
|Date: February 01, 2018
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Before & After – Eve Weimer

When Eve Weimer learned her grandchildren were coming home from university for a visit, she decided she n ...

When Eve Weimer learned her grandchildren were coming home from university for a visit, she decided she needed to update her look. What better way than taking a chance and throwing her hat in the ring ...

February 01, 2018
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Rick Hansen: Still in Motion

Posted by John Thomson
|Date: November 01, 2017
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Rick Hansen: Still in Motion

Rick Hansen's 1985 Man in Motion Tour raised $26 million for spinal cord research. Thirty years later, th ...

Rick Hansen's 1985 Man in Motion Tour raised $26 million for spinal cord research. Thirty years later, the former Paralympian remains as passionate as ever. ...

November 01, 2017
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Before & After – Special Edition

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|Date: October 01, 2017
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Before & After – Special Edition

Ruby Attwood was feeling drab when she asked her friend Pennie Hanna to snap a tight-lipped photo and ema ...

Ruby Attwood was feeling drab when she asked her friend Pennie Hanna to snap a tight-lipped photo and email it to INSPIRED Senior Living magazine to enter the Makeover Contest in March. She had no ide ...

October 01, 2017
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Ann Mortifee: The Mystery of it All

Posted by Hans Tammemagi
|Date: August 01, 2017
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Ann Mortifee: The Mystery of it All

Singer, songwriter and author Ann Mortifee is fascinated by the mystery that permeates life. She always h ...

Singer, songwriter and author Ann Mortifee is fascinated by the mystery that permeates life. She always has been. ...

August 01, 2017
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Master and Magic

Posted by Carol Matthews
|Date: July 01, 2017
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Master and Magic

Night after night, Christopher Gaze, charismatic creator and Artistic Director of Vancouver’s Bard on the ...

Night after night, Christopher Gaze, charismatic creator and Artistic Director of Vancouver’s Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival, leaps up on stage ...

July 01, 2017
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Three-Minute Stories

Posted by Lauren P. Maclellan
|Date: May 01, 2017
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Three-Minute Stories

CTV Vancouver’s The Last Word may last, on average, less than 180 seconds, but it takes even less time fo ...

CTV Vancouver’s The Last Word may last, on average, less than 180 seconds, but it takes even less time for its host Mike McCardell to show his passion for happiness. ...

May 01, 2017
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Before & After – Salve Daeyo

Posted by Bobbie Jo Reid
|Date: February 01, 2017
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Before & After – Salve Daeyo

Congratulations to Salve Daeyo, the second of three Makeover contestants to undergo a transformation at t ...

Congratulations to Salve Daeyo, the second of three Makeover contestants to undergo a transformation at the 55+ Lifestyle Show, held on September 22, 2016 in Vancouver. ...

February 01, 2017
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The Long Run

Posted by John Thomson
|Date: December 01, 2016
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The Long Run

“Lonesome Mary” kicks off the Chilliwack road show these days. The iconic BC band continues to thrill boo ...

“Lonesome Mary” kicks off the Chilliwack road show these days. The iconic BC band continues to thrill boomers and millennials alike with 20 to 25 engagements a year ...

December 01, 2016
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Happiness Personified from a Simple Buddhist Monk

Posted by Jackie Byrn
|Date: January 01, 2015
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Happiness Personified from a Simple Buddhist Monk

Jolly, alert and openly affectionate at every opportunity, Tenzin Gyatso His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama ...

Jolly, alert and openly affectionate at every opportunity, Tenzin Gyatso His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama enters rooms enveloped in a cocoon-like, perfectly coordinated security squad. But, despite hi ...

January 01, 2015
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