– by Viola Van de Ruyt, VandeRuyt Wealth Management Group – The New Year always brings lots of resolutions and a big one for many folks is getting on track financially. This may mean paying off debt from the holidays or, for many, the bigger picture of getting ready for retirement. In fact, polls indicate […]
New Year’s Resolution: Get Rid of Debt!
– by Doreen Marion Gee – The winter of 2012/13 was a difficult time for our family. My mother was not able to live in her own home anymore and she had to go to a more supportive environment. This major transition is a fact of life for some elders. However, depending on people’s circumstances,
A New Roof for Seniors: Making the Transition to Supportive Housing
Publisher Sue Hodgson Talks with Joan and Mike Fleming of Saanichton Christmas Tree Farm It’s such a specialist field; what made you become all about Christmas? After graduating from Claremont Senior Secondary School, Mike did not have a job back in 1968. He went on a hunting trip with his dad into the East Kootenays
Family traditions, often passed from generation to generation, are part of what makes Christmas and the holiday season so special. We put out a call to our readers and regular contributors to find out what makes the season for them. Perhaps some of these traditions are familiar in your home each year, or maybe it’s
Tis the Season for Tradition: How We’re Celebrating the Holidays on the Saanich Peninsula
– by Sharon Hope – An Irish Doctor in Love and At Sea, Patrick Taylor (Tom Doherty Associates) When Dr. Fingal O’Reilly of Ballybucklebo attends his class reunion, a chance meeting with friends causes Fingal to remember when he was a Surgeon-Lieutenant in the Navy during World War II and devoted to his fiancé. After
