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Before & After – Eve Weimer

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|Date: February 01, 2018
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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 ...

February 01, 2018
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RRSP vs. TFSA

Posted by Chris Mills
|Date: February 01, 2018
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RRSP vs. TFSA

In an ideal world, you would maximize your contributions to both RRSPs and TFSAs. Most Canadians, however ...

In an ideal world, you would maximize your contributions to both RRSPs and TFSAs. Most Canadians, however, can’t afford to do that while paying a mortgage, helping their kids through school and keepin ...

February 01, 2018
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Smooth Sailing

Posted by John Kelly
|Date: February 01, 2018
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Smooth Sailing

In an episode from a famous sitcom of the ’90s, two characters discussed the whys and whens of “pulling t ...

In an episode from a famous sitcom of the ’90s, two characters discussed the whys and whens of “pulling the plug.” It’s funny, but if I’m writing about it now, then surely, I must have at least given ...

February 01, 2018
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Pursuing Treasures

Posted by Kate Robertson
|Date: February 01, 2018
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Pursuing Treasures

I’m gazing into the beady black eyes of a Florida ’gator. Thank goodness, I’m in the safety of a tram, bu ...

I’m gazing into the beady black eyes of a Florida ’gator. Thank goodness, I’m in the safety of a tram, but even then, Olga, our biologist guide says, “We’d better move on because these things move fas ...

February 01, 2018
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Building Community in the Third Act

Posted by Verena Foxx
|Date: February 01, 2018
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Building Community in the Third Act

What are today’s choices for living an engaged and meaningful life when staying at home is no longer an o ...

What are today’s choices for living an engaged and meaningful life when staying at home is no longer an option? Jane Fonda, in a TED Talk in her mid 70s, famously referred to the now 30+ years of life ...

February 01, 2018
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After the Gold Rush

Posted by Jacquie Durand and Alan G. Luke
|Date: February 01, 2018
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After the Gold Rush

Our Yukon expedition began in Whitehorse, which was named for the White Horse Rapids due to their resembl ...

Our Yukon expedition began in Whitehorse, which was named for the White Horse Rapids due to their resemblance to the mane of a white horse. We were eager to witness the launch of the “Yukon River Ques ...

February 01, 2018
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Colour Your Winter Cocoon

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|Date: February 01, 2018
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Colour Your Winter Cocoon

Do you love a neutral room awash with whites, greys, creams and beiges? It’s tempting to stick to neutral ...

Do you love a neutral room awash with whites, greys, creams and beiges? It’s tempting to stick to neutrals as they are considered more versatile and everlasting than colours. A completely beige room, ...

February 01, 2018
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Spring/Summer 2018 Fashion Preview

Posted by Callie Martin
|Date: February 01, 2018
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Spring/Summer 2018 Fashion Preview

Despite a bitter cold still haunting the air, the gentle whisper of springtime flowers and salty summer a ...

Despite a bitter cold still haunting the air, the gentle whisper of springtime flowers and salty summer air lurk patiently around the corner. With a new season comes new fashion trends designers are r ...

February 01, 2018
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Once Again, From the Top

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|Date: February 01, 2018
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Once Again, From the Top

Roots & Grooves. Australian husbandry? Hippie genealogy? No and no. Roots & Grooves is a project, ...

Roots & Grooves. Australian husbandry? Hippie genealogy? No and no. Roots & Grooves is a project, a movement in some ways. It is the melding of musical styles under the direction of a fast bon ...

February 01, 2018
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Stolen Moments

Posted by Sherry Conly
|Date: February 01, 2018
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Stolen Moments

“Philomela and I sometimes see our sentences slurring with alliterations – caused perhaps by verse writin ...

“Philomela and I sometimes see our sentences slurring with alliterations – caused perhaps by verse writing. We also both like shoes,” says Benni Chisholm, on Philomela Nightingale, the protagonist in ...

February 01, 2018
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Eat More Veggies and Learn to Like Them

Posted by Eve Lees
|Date: February 01, 2018
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Eat More Veggies and Learn to Like Them

Improve your health by eating more vegetables. Besides being rich in necessary nutrients, vegetable fibre ...

Improve your health by eating more vegetables. Besides being rich in necessary nutrients, vegetable fibre is a major contributor to the “good bacteria” in your gut. And a healthy balance of intestinal ...

February 01, 2018
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Hula Dance for Health “It’s So Much Fun!”

Posted by MaryLee Alexander
|Date: February 01, 2018
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Hula Dance for Health “It’s So Much Fun!”

If you ask the Hula Dance for Health dancers why they participate in hula dance classes, the majority, if ...

If you ask the Hula Dance for Health dancers why they participate in hula dance classes, the majority, if not all, will say “because it is so much fun”. ...

February 01, 2018
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Translating Millennial Trends

Posted by Callie Martin
|Date: February 01, 2018
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Translating Millennial Trends

Clothing is an exciting way to express your personality. But when it comes to fashion, Boomers are no lon ...

Clothing is an exciting way to express your personality. But when it comes to fashion, Boomers are no longer leading the charge. The baton, it seems, has been passed to Millennials, who now dictate th ...

February 01, 2018
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A Love Story

Posted by Pat Nichol
|Date: February 01, 2018
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A Love Story

This is a love story. Not your usual love story. It is a story about the love a community can share from ...

This is a love story. Not your usual love story. It is a story about the love a community can share from a distance. On a brilliantly sunny day in December, I was on Salt Spring Island, a 45-minute fe ...

February 01, 2018
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Personal Planning Tools

Posted by Wendy Johnstone
|Date: February 01, 2018
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Personal Planning Tools

Tax season is a reminder to family caregivers to check on the necessary legal authority that allows them ...

Tax season is a reminder to family caregivers to check on the necessary legal authority that allows them to help a spouse, aging parent or other person they support. Many people tend to focus on estat ...

February 01, 2018
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