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Living Forward While Giving Back

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Living Forward While Giving Back

“I’ve got more to contribute,” said Mark Phillips, 64, a longtime mental health and substance use profess ...

“I’ve got more to contribute,” said Mark Phillips, 64, a longtime mental health and substance use professional with Island Health, when he retired in 2017. He just knew that “not working” wasn’t part ...

October 27, 2025
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REFRESH: Motion is Lotion – A Martial Arts Practice

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REFRESH: Motion is Lotion – A Martial Arts Practice

Many of us know that gerontological research emphasizes the importance of continuing to move our bodies. ...

Many of us know that gerontological research emphasizes the importance of continuing to move our bodies. In fact, the Canadian Gerontology Association considers movement a cornerstone of healthy agein ...

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Refresh: Digital Housecleaning – DELETE

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Refresh: Digital Housecleaning – DELETE

As we move through the decades of life, most of us eventually take on the task of downsizing—or at least ...

As we move through the decades of life, most of us eventually take on the task of downsizing—or at least housecleaning—our physical footprint. We cull our closets, sort through our libraries, dig into ...

July 01, 2025
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Refresh – On The Stage At Any Age

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Refresh – On The Stage At Any Age

Wayne B. has always enjoyed going to the theatre. “It’s been a lifelong interest,” he says. That’s why, a ...

Wayne B. has always enjoyed going to the theatre. “It’s been a lifelong interest,” he says. That’s why, after volunteering for Vancouver’s Bard on the Beach for two years, he took the plunge to furthe ...

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CHAT GTP For Seniors: Yes or No?

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CHAT GTP For Seniors: Yes or No?

I was recently a passenger in a car travelling from the historic seaside town of Paraty, Brazil, back to ...

I was recently a passenger in a car travelling from the historic seaside town of Paraty, Brazil, back to São Paulo—a 4.5-hour journey, if all goes well. My New York friend and I were joined by a Brazi ...

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Refresh: For The Love of Music & Dance

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Refresh: For The Love of Music & Dance

If ageing is seen as a gift of time to explore new experiences, the freedom to pursue dreams is blown wid ...

If ageing is seen as a gift of time to explore new experiences, the freedom to pursue dreams is blown wide open. It is often when people take the time to engage in creativity and connection through mu ...

February 28, 2025
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REFRESH: Explore Lifelong Learning

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REFRESH: Explore Lifelong Learning

Elizabeth N., at 74, says she didn’t know what to do after her grandchildren started growing up and she b ...

Elizabeth N., at 74, says she didn’t know what to do after her grandchildren started growing up and she became bored with her backyard vegetable garden. With the support of her daughter and a car-shar ...

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How We Met

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How We Met

Marion and Bill Vancouverites by choice, Marion and Bill recently celebrated their Golden Anniversary. Bi ...

Marion and Bill Vancouverites by choice, Marion and Bill recently celebrated their Golden Anniversary. Bill, a Dutch immigrant who grew up in Smithers, BC, met Marion, born in Brandon, Manitoba and li ...

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How We Met

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How We Met

Julie & Tom “You can’t put a price on the experience we just had with our grown children,” says Julie ...

Julie & Tom “You can’t put a price on the experience we just had with our grown children,” says Julie. “It was profound.” Julie is referencing the anniversary trip that the family of four Vancouve ...

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How We Met

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How We Met

VIRGINIA & ANNE After retiring from her career as Director of Early Childhood Services for the Nova S ...

VIRGINIA & ANNE After retiring from her career as Director of Early Childhood Services for the Nova Scotia Department of Education & Early Childhood Development in 2014, Virginia moved from Ha ...

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How We Met

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JAMES & KEAGAN “It was our sense of humour that brought us together, almost instantly, 20 years ago,” ...

JAMES & KEAGAN “It was our sense of humour that brought us together, almost instantly, 20 years ago,” says James, reflecting on meeting Keagan in a gay bar in Vancouver in 2003. “We were otherwise ...

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Successful Transition To Retirement Living

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Successful Transition To Retirement Living

While the only constant in life may be change (Heraclitus), some transitions, especially as we age, can b ...

While the only constant in life may be change (Heraclitus), some transitions, especially as we age, can become more of a challenge to navigate. If or when the time comes to choose independent or assis ...

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How We Met

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Ken & Rosalie Ken and Rosalie, now in their 70s, are getting ready for their 45th anniversary river c ...

Ken & Rosalie Ken and Rosalie, now in their 70s, are getting ready for their 45th anniversary river cruise in France this month. Both Saskatchewanians, they met there in 1975 when she was working ...

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How We Met

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DEBBIE & STEVE Debbie and Steve crossed paths as students while living in co-op housing in Kingston, ...

DEBBIE & STEVE Debbie and Steve crossed paths as students while living in co-op housing in Kingston, Ontario in 1978. “We met socially,” says Debbie, “and started dating soon after.” She then move ...

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How We Met

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JUNE & JOHN June and John enjoy dancing, cheek-to-cheek, as if they’ve been doing it for the past 50 ...

JUNE & JOHN June and John enjoy dancing, cheek-to-cheek, as if they’ve been doing it for the past 50 years. But they only got together five years ago, when she was 80 and he was 82. John, widowed ...

February 27, 2023
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