• 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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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), ...

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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 ...

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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. ...

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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 ...

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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. ...

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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 ...

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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. ...

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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. ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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