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

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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High Energy and High Living in the High Country

Posted by Janet McMaster
|Date: April 01, 2018
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High Energy and High Living in the High Country

Holding tightly onto a chain embedded in the side of a mountain while negotiating a steep, narrow trail a ...

Holding tightly onto a chain embedded in the side of a mountain while negotiating a steep, narrow trail above a pristine lake had not entered my imagination when my husband and I signed up for a hikin ...

April 01, 2018
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Prince Edward Island: A Cyclist`s Paradise

Posted by Kate Robertson
|Date: April 01, 2018
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Prince Edward Island: A Cyclist`s Paradise

Famous for its potatoes and birthplace to Canada’s Confederation, Prince Edward Island might be Canada’s ...

Famous for its potatoes and birthplace to Canada’s Confederation, Prince Edward Island might be Canada’s smallest province, but it packs a big punch when it comes to cycling. ...

April 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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Planning Wheelchair Accessible Travel

Posted by Tabassum Chagani
|Date: February 07, 2018
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Planning Wheelchair Accessible Travel

I’m Tabassum Chagani. I’ve flown all over the world, and it just so happens that I travel in a wheelchair ...

I’m Tabassum Chagani. I’ve flown all over the world, and it just so happens that I travel in a wheelchair. Air travel can be uncomfortable for many people—with or without a wheelchair, but maybe my ti ...

February 07, 2018
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Vic Sarin: The Art of the Possible

Posted by John Thomson
|Date: February 01, 2018
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Vic Sarin: The Art of the Possible

“My whole journey has been to experience life and I don’t know of any other profession as rich as mine th ...

“My whole journey has been to experience life and I don’t know of any other profession as rich as mine that allows you to do that. I’ve travelled the world a million times over and lived in so many pl ...

February 01, 2018
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Get Moving! Keep Moving!

Posted by Lorraine Brett
|Date: January 01, 2017
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Get Moving! Keep Moving!

Most Canadians, admit it or not, are guilty of sitting more and moving less, and this inactivity comes at ...

Most Canadians, admit it or not, are guilty of sitting more and moving less, and this inactivity comes at a staggering cost to ourselves, our families and the economy. ...

January 01, 2017
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Sympli Stunning

Posted by Bobbie Jo Reid
|Date: January 01, 2016
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Sympli Stunning

Who among us hasn’t dreaded purchasing new clothes? Updating a wardrobe or buying a new outfit for a spec ...

Who among us hasn’t dreaded purchasing new clothes? Updating a wardrobe or buying a new outfit for a special event ought to elicit feelings of excitement and renewal. Sadly, the emotions it evokes too ...

January 01, 2016
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Going for Everything

Posted by Bobbie Jo Reid
|Date: October 01, 2015
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Going for Everything

Being the founder and CEO of the world's largest fitness club owned by a single individual doesn't happen ...

Being the founder and CEO of the world's largest fitness club owned by a single individual doesn't happen overnight. And it doesn't happen by accident – unless it does. David Patchell-Evans, affection ...

October 01, 2015
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Peppering the Planet with Finger Labyrinths

Posted by Carol Matthews
|Date: February 01, 2014
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Peppering the Planet with Finger Labyrinths

Last year marked the first time the “Gathering” of The Labyrinth Society (TLS) was held in Canada. TLS is ...

Last year marked the first time the “Gathering” of The Labyrinth Society (TLS) was held in Canada. TLS is an international organization whose mission is to support all those who create, maintain and u ...

February 01, 2014
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A Dynamo on the Hill

Posted by Hans Tammemagi
|Date: February 01, 2014
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A Dynamo on the Hill

Politicians are not held in high regard these days. Not surprising given international attention for mayo ...

Politicians are not held in high regard these days. Not surprising given international attention for mayoral drunken stupors, Senators’ mishandling of funds, pervasive graft in Montreal and a former P ...

February 01, 2014
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Two Old Guys’ Great Canoe Adventure

Posted by Hans Tammemagi
|Date: September 01, 2013
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Two Old Guys’ Great Canoe Adventure

On two sunny days in May, my friend Marty (a resident of Ontario) and I (a resident of Pender Island) had ...

On two sunny days in May, my friend Marty (a resident of Ontario) and I (a resident of Pender Island) had a truly Canadian experience. The first day, we built a 16-foot, red canoe from scratch. Yes, i ...

September 01, 2013
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Why Give?

Posted by Bobbie Jo Reid
|Date: May 01, 2010
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Why Give?

When disaster strikes in the global community and need is imminent, digging deep to help those in peril c ...

When disaster strikes in the global community and need is imminent, digging deep to help those in peril comes naturally for most. But when the need is ongoing, it takes a little more commitment and pl ...

May 01, 2010
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Top of the World

Posted by Kevin McKay
|Date: January 01, 2010
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Top of the World

In February 1972, the dreams of an entire country fell onto the shoulders of a petite 18-year-old girl. C ...

In February 1972, the dreams of an entire country fell onto the shoulders of a petite 18-year-old girl. Canada was not doing well at the 11th Winter Olympic games in Sapporo, Japan. And as each day pa ...

January 01, 2010
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Ella Lee: Summer Breeze

Posted by Kevin McKay
|Date: July 01, 2009
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Ella Lee: Summer Breeze

During the first week of September 1995, Ella Lee walked onto the track area of the BC Senior Games in Ol ...

During the first week of September 1995, Ella Lee walked onto the track area of the BC Senior Games in Oliver, and wondered what she was doing there. She knew she was entering some races in a track me ...

July 01, 2009
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