Tag: victoria | INSPIRED 55+ Lifestyle Magazine - Part 2

Victoria Resident Donates to Cancer Research

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|Date: September 26, 2018
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Victoria Resident Donates to Cancer Research

Victoria’s Lorna Shaw knows first-hand how cancer can impact a family. The 91-year-old Victoria resident ...

Victoria’s Lorna Shaw knows first-hand how cancer can impact a family. The 91-year-old Victoria resident recently donated a $350,000 gift of securities to the BC Cancer Foundation in memory of her hus ...

September 26, 2018
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Making the Podium Achievable

Posted by Kate Robertson
|Date: September 01, 2018
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Making the Podium Achievable

If you tuned into the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games, then you already know Canada’s mixed doubles ...

If you tuned into the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games, then you already know Canada’s mixed doubles curling team beat out Switzerland to win the gold. Like hockey, curling is a sport Canada cons ...

September 01, 2018
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When Strangers Make Friends

Posted by Pat Nichol
|Date: September 01, 2018
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When Strangers Make Friends

I love not knowing who I’m going to meet when I venture out – even in my own city. If you live in Victori ...

I love not knowing who I’m going to meet when I venture out – even in my own city. If you live in Victoria, you may have wandered around the annual TD Art Gallery Paint-In (formerly the Moss Street Pa ...

September 01, 2018
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Before & After – Tasma Lacroix

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|Date: September 01, 2018
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Before & After – Tasma Lacroix

Despite juggling multiple activities, interests, volunteering and travel, semi-retired Victoria resident ...

Despite juggling multiple activities, interests, volunteering and travel, semi-retired Victoria resident Tasma Lee Lacroix is always up for something new. When INSPIRED columnist Pat Nichol gave her a ...

September 01, 2018
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6 Tips to Get You Running After 55

Posted by Bruce Deacon
|Date: August 02, 2018
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6 Tips to Get You Running After 55

Events like the GoodLife Fitness Victoria 8km provide great motivation to lace up the shoes and get out t ...

Events like the GoodLife Fitness Victoria 8km provide great motivation to lace up the shoes and get out the door. But once the door slams behind you, should you go for a brisk walk or a run? Which is ...

August 02, 2018
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My Eyes Are Never Stopping

Posted by John Thomson
|Date: August 02, 2018
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My Eyes Are Never Stopping

"They take me on trips," says Victoria landscape painter Anne Meggitt. “Shireen will book us somewhere to ...

"They take me on trips," says Victoria landscape painter Anne Meggitt. “Shireen will book us somewhere to stay and Brett will do all the driving.” Road trips are commonplace for Anne, her youngest dau ...

August 02, 2018
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Jane Bond Float Home

Posted by Bailey Martens
|Date: August 02, 2018
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Jane Bond Float Home

Among the colourful buildings spanning Fisherman’s Wharf in Victoria, BC, David and Susan Leff’s float ho ...

Among the colourful buildings spanning Fisherman’s Wharf in Victoria, BC, David and Susan Leff’s float home could be easily missed. The weathered burgundy trimmed home masquerades a million dollar “Ja ...

August 02, 2018
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What’s Cooking?

Posted by Kate Robertson
|Date: August 02, 2018
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What’s Cooking?

Does this tempt your taste buds? Locally-sourced roast pork with rich gravy served with braised red cabba ...

Does this tempt your taste buds? Locally-sourced roast pork with rich gravy served with braised red cabbage and apples, cauliflower gratin, buttered peas and roast potatoes — with a mocha chocolate mo ...

August 02, 2018
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Renew Your Joy of Bathing

Posted by Fenwick Bath
|Date: May 31, 2018
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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 ...

May 31, 2018
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Lovin’ the Lavender Life

Posted by Sherry Conly
|Date: May 01, 2018
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Lovin’ the Lavender Life

When it comes to second chances, Victoria Lavender owner and farmer Alan Mayfield could write the book. I ...

When it comes to second chances, Victoria Lavender owner and farmer Alan Mayfield could write the book. It took not one but two major heart attacks in his mid-fifties to change the trajectory of his l ...

May 01, 2018
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Cycling for Strength and Solidarity with African Grandmothers – is it For You?

Posted by Laurie Wilson
|Date: April 04, 2018
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Cycling for Strength and Solidarity with African Grandmothers – is it For You?

This is the time of year when Victoria Grandmothers For Africa are looking for new cyclists to take on th ...

This is the time of year when Victoria Grandmothers For Africa are looking for new cyclists to take on the challenge of their annual 275 km Vancouver Island tour in September. ...

April 04, 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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Cycling the Olympic Discovery Trail

Posted by James Ellsworth
|Date: March 01, 2018
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Cycling the Olympic Discovery Trail

Summer was waning; scheduled visitors had departed. We had anticipated this denouement and planned to fil ...

Summer was waning; scheduled visitors had departed. We had anticipated this denouement and planned to fill the void with our own end-of-August adventure, one that would entail minimum planning and pre ...

March 01, 2018
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Impeccable Service

Posted by Hans Tammemagi
|Date: February 01, 2018
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Impeccable Service

I’m sitting next to a window with views of Victoria’s Inner Harbour and the stately provincial Parliament ...

I’m sitting next to a window with views of Victoria’s Inner Harbour and the stately provincial Parliament Buildings, where a statue of Queen Victoria gazes dourly through the mist and rain. Inside the ...

February 01, 2018
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Breaking New Ground

Posted by Sherry Conly
|Date: February 01, 2018
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Breaking New Ground

If researching potential retirement residences is on your to-do list for 2018, consider one of the many n ...

If researching potential retirement residences is on your to-do list for 2018, consider one of the many new developments projected to open this year and next. Cherish Central Park Opened November 2017 ...

February 01, 2018
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