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Reboot – January 2019

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|Date: January 01, 2019
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Reboot – January 2019

THOR FROHN-NIELSEN has been tinkering with mechanics since he started dismantling anything that he could ...

THOR FROHN-NIELSEN has been tinkering with mechanics since he started dismantling anything that he could find in his childhood home. “I’ve wanted to know what makes things work since I was four when I ...

January 01, 2019
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5 Ways To Save On The Cost Of Long-Term Care

Posted by Holly Clark
|Date: December 29, 2018
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5 Ways To Save On The Cost Of Long-Term Care

Workers can get ready for long-term care costs by putting money into long-term investments or by purchasi ...

Workers can get ready for long-term care costs by putting money into long-term investments or by purchasing health insurance. Taking care of yourself as you reach your later years, however, doesn’t ne ...

December 29, 2018
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Reboot – December 2018

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|Date: December 01, 2018
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Reboot – December 2018

BETTY-LOU CAHOON took up photography after 35 years of waitressing in her hometown of Lillooet. “My wrist ...

BETTY-LOU CAHOON took up photography after 35 years of waitressing in her hometown of Lillooet. “My wrists were shot,” she says, admitting that her best effort was to carry five plates on one arm. “Th ...

December 01, 2018
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Be Open to “Reaching Out”

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|Date: November 01, 2018
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Be Open to “Reaching Out”

Aldo Nazarko spent his formative years in war-torn northeastern Italy, in the Adriatic city of Fiume. As ...

Aldo Nazarko spent his formative years in war-torn northeastern Italy, in the Adriatic city of Fiume. As a young person, he was a refugee and “displaced person.” In all his eight decades, however, he ...

November 01, 2018
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Are You Retired Yet?

Posted by Marcel Strigberger
|Date: November 01, 2018
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Are You Retired Yet?

“Are you retired yet?” was the most common question people would ask me before I closed my law practice. ...

“Are you retired yet?” was the most common question people would ask me before I closed my law practice. The second most common question was, “When are you retiring?” I actually stopped practicing in ...

November 01, 2018
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Chef Tojo: Bridging Cultures

Posted by John Thomson
|Date: October 01, 2018
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Chef Tojo: Bridging Cultures

“Cooking is an art, but all art requires knowing something about the techniques and materials.” The phras ...

“Cooking is an art, but all art requires knowing something about the techniques and materials.” The phrase is attributed to Nathan Myhrvold, the American author of the six-volume series Modernist Cuis ...

October 01, 2018
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A Caregiving Journey to the Edge of Life

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|Date: October 01, 2018
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A Caregiving Journey to the Edge of Life

By definition, “dwindle” means to diminish gradually in size, amount or strength. Janet Dunnett will neve ...

By definition, “dwindle” means to diminish gradually in size, amount or strength. Janet Dunnett will never forget this word. She was in Emergency with her mom and saw the word “Dwindler” on the top of ...

October 01, 2018
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Paddling to the Beat of Their Own Drummer

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|Date: September 01, 2018
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Paddling to the Beat of Their Own Drummer

You’d be forgiven if you questioned your sanity. Out of the mist atop the glass-like water of a cool, blu ...

You’d be forgiven if you questioned your sanity. Out of the mist atop the glass-like water of a cool, blue lake comes the head of a dragon. In its belly more than a dozen silver-haired women are paddl ...

September 01, 2018
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Letting Go

Posted by Angela Junker
|Date: September 01, 2018
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Letting Go

Remember what it was like being newly married and setting up your first home, excited and eager to begin ...

Remember what it was like being newly married and setting up your first home, excited and eager to begin building a lifetime of precious memories? The thought of growing old seemed so far away. But ti ...

September 01, 2018
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Panama Snowbird: Not in Arizona Anymore

Posted by Donna Janke
|Date: September 01, 2018
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Panama Snowbird: Not in Arizona Anymore

From under the shade of the front porch roof, we watched a woman pick a starfruit from a tree in the chur ...

From under the shade of the front porch roof, we watched a woman pick a starfruit from a tree in the churchyard across the street. A chicken crossed the road. Latin music sang out from a nearby house. ...

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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Reboot August 2018

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|Date: August 02, 2018
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Reboot August 2018

LINDA DICKEY, a four-time volunteer builder with Habitat for Humanity Canada, says she has always believe ...

LINDA DICKEY, a four-time volunteer builder with Habitat for Humanity Canada, says she has always believed that “housing is the game changer” when it comes to improving a family’s life. She’s put her ...

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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From Luxurious to Living Off the Land

Posted by Sherry Conly
|Date: August 02, 2018
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From Luxurious to Living Off the Land

PACIFIC LANDING Pacific Landing aims to provide the foundation and backdrop for an amazing quality of lif ...

PACIFIC LANDING Pacific Landing aims to provide the foundation and backdrop for an amazing quality of life. Based on a philosophy of three pillars for happy and healthy living: Active Engagement, Soci ...

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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