Tag: senior living | INSPIRED 55+ Lifestyle Magazine - Part 9

Dr. Jane Barratt: A Lifelong Advocate For Healthy Ageing

Posted by Kate Robertson
|Date: April 28, 2023
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Dr. Jane Barratt: A Lifelong Advocate For Healthy Ageing

Ageing. There are songs about it, books about it and jokes. Tropes on the topic abound: “You’re not getti ...

Ageing. There are songs about it, books about it and jokes. Tropes on the topic abound: “You’re not getting older, you’re getting better.” “Sixty is the new 40.” And so on. When it comes to the topic ...

April 28, 2023
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Thrive Beyond 55: May

Posted by Barbara Risto
|Date: April 28, 2023
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Thrive Beyond 55: May

This month we celebrate the many worthy charities in our communities that help to make life better for pe ...

This month we celebrate the many worthy charities in our communities that help to make life better for people, animals and the environment. Several years ago, I met with one of the charities that ran ...

April 28, 2023
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Thrive Beyond 55 – April

Posted by Barbara Risto
|Date: March 29, 2023
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Thrive Beyond 55 – April

Three years ago, I was forced to make the difficult decision to close the magazine for two months. As Cov ...

Three years ago, I was forced to make the difficult decision to close the magazine for two months. As Covid-19 cases escalated and government restrictions increased to meet the pandemic tsunami, it wa ...

March 29, 2023
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Michael Kluckner: Vancouver’s Cultural Geographer

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|Date: March 29, 2023
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Michael Kluckner: Vancouver’s Cultural Geographer

The music was pumping, and the wine was flowing at Vancouver’s Petly Jones Gallery last summer for the la ...

The music was pumping, and the wine was flowing at Vancouver’s Petly Jones Gallery last summer for the launch of Michael Kluckner’s new graphic novel The Rooming House. The Youngbloods, Steppenwolf, D ...

March 29, 2023
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Charlevoix and the new Charlevoix Club Med

Posted by Bruce Sach
|Date: March 29, 2023
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Charlevoix and the new Charlevoix Club Med

Venturing out to the Club Med Charlevoix, northeast of Québec City, is akin to visiting a new country. Th ...

Venturing out to the Club Med Charlevoix, northeast of Québec City, is akin to visiting a new country. The vistas looking upstream over the St. Lawrence River are enticing and maddeningly unfamiliar. ...

March 29, 2023
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In My DNA

Posted by Sam Margolis
|Date: March 29, 2023
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In My DNA

Throughout her life, Valerie Green has never been far from a pen and paper. “I started writing when I was ...

Throughout her life, Valerie Green has never been far from a pen and paper. “I started writing when I was a child. I always knew I wanted to write. I see a story in everything,” she says. Possessed wi ...

March 29, 2023
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Culinary Lavender

Posted by Nancy J Schaaf, RN
|Date: March 29, 2023
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Culinary Lavender

Lavender, one of the most popular smells in human history, has been celebrated worldwide for over 2,500 y ...

Lavender, one of the most popular smells in human history, has been celebrated worldwide for over 2,500 years. The ancient Egyptians used this flowering herb for its potent fragrance during mummificat ...

March 29, 2023
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Tips For Back Pain Relief

Posted by Eve Lees
|Date: March 29, 2023
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Tips For Back Pain Relief

Got an ache in the back? Join the crowd. Back pain is the most common injury complaint. Almost one-third ...

Got an ache in the back? Join the crowd. Back pain is the most common injury complaint. Almost one-third of Canadians experience it. Pain is classified as either chronic or acute. The most common caus ...

March 29, 2023
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Getaway To Gananoque

Posted by Jane Cassie
|Date: March 29, 2023
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Getaway To Gananoque

“Welcome to Gananoque,” my husband reads, pronouncing it incorrectly, as we cruise beneath the stone and ...

“Welcome to Gananoque,” my husband reads, pronouncing it incorrectly, as we cruise beneath the stone and timber archway. “It’s actually Gan-an-ock-way,” I respond, sounding out each syllable, “and it ...

March 29, 2023
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Sweet, Sweet Sugar Shacks

Posted by Kate Robertson
|Date: March 29, 2023
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Sweet, Sweet Sugar Shacks

As a Canadian, I’m often asked if there really is a secret vault filled with sweet golden maple syrup som ...

As a Canadian, I’m often asked if there really is a secret vault filled with sweet golden maple syrup somewhere in Canada. There is, in Laurierville, close to Québec City. Canada accounts for 75 per c ...

March 29, 2023
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How We Met

Posted by Verena Foxx
|Date: March 29, 2023
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How We Met

DEBBIE & STEVE Debbie and Steve crossed paths as students while living in co-op housing in Kingston, ...

DEBBIE & STEVE Debbie and Steve crossed paths as students while living in co-op housing in Kingston, Ontario in 1978. “We met socially,” says Debbie, “and started dating soon after.” She then move ...

March 29, 2023
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Living On Purpose

Posted by Laurie Mueller
|Date: March 29, 2023
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Living On Purpose

WHERE YOUR THOUGHTS GO, ENERGY FLOWS It’s important for us to ask the right questions. When we ask oursel ...

WHERE YOUR THOUGHTS GO, ENERGY FLOWS It’s important for us to ask the right questions. When we ask ourselves a question, our subconscious mind attempts to answer it. It looks for examples to prove the ...

March 29, 2023
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Thrive Beyond 55 – March

Posted by Barbara Risto
|Date: February 27, 2023
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Thrive Beyond 55 – March

As I write this month’s column, I’m busy sorting out hundreds of details for our upcoming 55+ Lifestyle S ...

As I write this month’s column, I’m busy sorting out hundreds of details for our upcoming 55+ Lifestyle Show on March 21st in Victoria. My amazing staff and I have organized over 20 of these events. M ...

February 27, 2023
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Reykjavík, Iceland: My Kind of Town

Posted by Bruce Sach
|Date: February 27, 2023
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Reykjavík, Iceland: My Kind of Town

I had my first Icelandic ‘What A Country’ moment even before touching down in Iceland. The air sickness b ...

I had my first Icelandic ‘What A Country’ moment even before touching down in Iceland. The air sickness bag on Icelandair, instead of a dry, boring sanitary notification, introduced the Icelandic word ...

February 27, 2023
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Buenos Aires: In Quest of the Blind Pig

Posted by Linda Blair
|Date: February 27, 2023
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Buenos Aires: In Quest of the Blind Pig

This beguiling and intoxicating city creates an atmosphere of excitement combined with a little mystery, ...

This beguiling and intoxicating city creates an atmosphere of excitement combined with a little mystery, due to its multiple layers of history. Buenos Aires, Argentina stands waiting to be explored an ...

February 27, 2023
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