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Thrive Beyond 55 – March/April Finding Your New Passion

Posted by Barbara Risto
|Date: February 28, 2025
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Thrive Beyond 55 – March/April Finding Your New Passion

Like David Axon says about starting his new hobby of photography, it just clicked. That’s the sensation y ...

Like David Axon says about starting his new hobby of photography, it just clicked. That’s the sensation you feel when something you’re doing starts to feel pleasurable. Comfortable. Like you own it, a ...

February 28, 2025
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Refresh: For The Love of Music & Dance

Posted by Verena Foxx
|Date: February 28, 2025
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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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BOB MCDONALD: “Just Say Yes”

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|Date: February 28, 2025
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BOB MCDONALD: “Just Say Yes”

“I thought I was going to be an actor,” says broadcaster Bob McDonald, longtime host of CBC Radio’s scien ...

“I thought I was going to be an actor,” says broadcaster Bob McDonald, longtime host of CBC Radio’s science magazine Quirks & Quarks. As a promising college thespian, he could have gone far, but h ...

February 28, 2025
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Gone With the Birds

Posted by Mike Yip
|Date: February 28, 2025
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Gone With the Birds

In 2004 I was comfortably entrenched in my retirement life of golf, gardening, and relaxation when a seri ...

In 2004 I was comfortably entrenched in my retirement life of golf, gardening, and relaxation when a series of events conspired to change my life forever. It was a cold, crisp, and sunny February morn ...

February 28, 2025
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Going to University at 55

Posted by Marion Lougheed
|Date: February 28, 2025
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Going to University at 55

August van Stralen never graduated from university. In 2024, at age 55, she decided it was time. August v ...

August van Stralen never graduated from university. In 2024, at age 55, she decided it was time. August van Stralen (R) and spouse Finnian Burnett Photo: Finnian Burnett August lives in Princeton, BC, ...

February 28, 2025
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Road Trippin’ Through the Kootenays

Posted by Kate Robertson
|Date: February 28, 2025
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Road Trippin’ Through the Kootenays

“Teck Trail is one of the largest fully integrated zinc and lead smelting and refining complexes in the w ...

“Teck Trail is one of the largest fully integrated zinc and lead smelting and refining complexes in the world,” says Wally, our 84-year-old guide and ex-employee of the operation. I am at the Teck Int ...

February 28, 2025
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LIVING ON PURPOSE: A Place in the Sun

Posted by Laurie Mueller
|Date: February 28, 2025
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LIVING ON PURPOSE: A Place in the Sun

I’m sitting at a little wooden table for two. My husband and I are drinking designer coffees listening to ...

I’m sitting at a little wooden table for two. My husband and I are drinking designer coffees listening to soft jazz tones from a YouTube channel over our heads. Palm plants form one wall and snake pla ...

February 28, 2025
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Thrive Beyond 55 – January/February

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|Date: January 01, 2025
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Thrive Beyond 55 – January/February

Getting Out of the Rut Our featured person this issue, David Bouchard, says, “When something touches me a ...

Getting Out of the Rut Our featured person this issue, David Bouchard, says, “When something touches me and sits in my craw for long enough, something just starts to percolate in the back of my mind, ...

January 01, 2025
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REFRESH: Explore Lifelong Learning

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|Date: January 01, 2025
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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 ...

January 01, 2025
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David Bouchard: For the Love of Reading

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|Date: January 01, 2025
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David Bouchard: For the Love of Reading

“How’s the city, boy?” my grandfather asked me about my new foster home. It was my third foster home, and ...

“How’s the city, boy?” my grandfather asked me about my new foster home. It was my third foster home, and my first one in the big city. “Grandfather, it’s awesome,” I answered respectfully. And I answ ...

January 01, 2025
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Women Who Sail

Posted by Marion Lougheed
|Date: January 01, 2025
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Women Who Sail

Only a small percentage of people working in the marine industry in BC are women. The same is true for pl ...

Only a small percentage of people working in the marine industry in BC are women. The same is true for pleasure boaters. A quick perusal of Facebook sailing groups confirms the vast majority of pleasu ...

January 01, 2025
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River Cruising Zurich to Paris

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|Date: January 01, 2025
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River Cruising Zurich to Paris

Arriving in Zurich, I was escorted to a hotel so that I could explore this beautiful Swiss city. Zurich i ...

Arriving in Zurich, I was escorted to a hotel so that I could explore this beautiful Swiss city. Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland, located between two forested chains of hills, about 40 miles ...

January 01, 2025
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The Florida Keys – A Foodie Tour

Posted by Bruce Sach
|Date: January 01, 2025
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The Florida Keys – A Foodie Tour

The road that winds down the coast of Florida is the longest overwater highway in the world. Along the ro ...

The road that winds down the coast of Florida is the longest overwater highway in the world. Along the route are spots considered as the top sport fishing areas on the globe, where you can stop ...

January 01, 2025
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LIVING ON PURPOSE: Retirement Priorities?

Posted by Laurie Mueller
|Date: January 01, 2025
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LIVING ON PURPOSE: Retirement Priorities?

How are you at defining your priorities in retirement? Oh gosh, some of you say - I’ve been working hard ...

How are you at defining your priorities in retirement? Oh gosh, some of you say - I’ve been working hard all my life...why would I want to have priories? And you settle into the pile of books and maga ...

January 01, 2025
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Thrive Beyond 55 – November/December

Posted by Barbara Risto
|Date: November 01, 2024
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Thrive Beyond 55 – November/December

Life Shouldn’t Be On Speed Dial Have you ever been surprised by how many hours your phone reports you spe ...

Life Shouldn’t Be On Speed Dial Have you ever been surprised by how many hours your phone reports you spent each day last week texting, emailing, and scrolling through the internet and social media? P ...

November 01, 2024
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