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Ride a bike? Wear a suite or a skirt? Can it be? Susan Stokhof

Riding a bike while wearing a suit or a dress is nothing new or even exciting to the Dutch, the Danes or the Belgians. Many European bike cultures have been cycling in their fancy clothing for decades, it’s nothing special and it’s never a problem.

The answer is “Just do it!” It is possible to cycle in a skirt or a suit. The Dutch know how and do it very well. Upright bikes make it...

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To Voice or Text: The Great Singles Dilemma Jacquie Brownridge

Technology has greatly shifted the landscape of dating as we knew it. In fact, texting has become the typical first step in dating for most. Despite this trend, most professionals singles say that they still prefer the old-fashioned way of communicating with someone they are interested in with an actual phone call. But if so many singles prefer calling versus texting, then why are those same...

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Forget fad and crash diets; get back to basics Vancouver Lifestyles

New research released by Vancouver supplement company, SD Pharmaceuticals, reveals that a staggering 80% of Vancouverites claim to have With summer upon us, many Vancouverites will be considering crash dieting to look good this summer – with 42% having tried it before and 15% of respondents saying they are tempted. An additional 45% admit to taking weight-loss supplements to shed the pounds....

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Paddi Moore / Weekly insight

Paddi Moore

Finally we have a break from the Aries build up of planets. Mars is still there this week and aspecting Saturn so there is some volatility.

FOUR PLANETS IN TAURUS
This week...

Two Wheeling with Susan Stokhof

Susan Stokhof

Riding a bike while wearing a suit or a dress is nothing new or even exciting to the Dutch, the Danes or the Belgians. Many European bike cultures have been cycling in their fancy clothing for...

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Vancouver-based company MALA COLLECTIVE invited to present their jewelry at the Oscars

Hollywood’s hottest celebrities will get a chance to wear Mala Collective at the Oscars this year. The...

Beauty

Tracy Kaye Holly

The Magic of Dry and Wet Brush Massage

I have wet and dry brush massaged for 35 continuous years since beginning at seventeen. At that young and tender age, I had no idea how beneficial...

Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Lindsay Pearson

What unique cooking methods do you use at Taste?
Food should taste as it should taste - hence the name. Chicken shouldn't taste like the sauce it has been cooked in - it should taste...

Off The Shelf

Stacy Kuiack

The Sorcerer’s Apprentices by Lisa Abend
Any foodie worth their expensive artisan-smoked sea salt knows the story of El Bulli and its rise to the position of “World’s Best Restaurant” a...

City View

Robert A. Kruyt

Rob Kruyt enjoys a rich life in Vancouver BC shared with his family. As a photographer he has supplied bold, descriptive and playful images to an array of newspapers and magazines. He is humbled...

Marketing

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With dozens, even hundreds, of emails passing over people's desks each day, one can easily become distracted and end up spending hours just answering and creating messages.

In addition to...

Business Finance

Ron Zwicker

Canadians invest for the future. Setting money aside is a fundamental strategy to ensure the standard of living you are enjoying today will last throughout your lifetime – especially during the...

A Day In The Life

Jenelle Vandeburgt

A few weeks ago, Bif Naked was kind enough to spare me a few minutes of her time to answer some of the light-hearted questions I had about her every day life. After surviving a heart aneurysm, as...

Home Organization

Lee Ann

If you have a vanity with storage in your powder room, here are some great suggestions for using that storage space wisely.

When my kids were small I started storing beach towels and sun...

Boomer + Fitness

Carmen Scott

I suspect that all of us have used the excuse “I don’t have the time” to avoid being physically active at least once. I have also heard many individuals say that they have mobility issues that...

Trendy Times / Kuljeet Kaila

Kuljeet Kaila

A local fashion hot spot in Gastown is issuing a warning to Vancouver that this spring – yoga pants are not pants and will be considered a major fashion faux pas!

“We have pins that we will...

Family Matters

Vancouver Lifestyles

The West Cambie Children's Centre – located in the newly developed REMY condominium building in central Richmond – marked its official opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony on April 11, 2013....

Fitness

Vancouver Lifestyles

New research released by Vancouver supplement company, SD Pharmaceuticals, reveals that a staggering 80% of Vancouverites claim to have With summer upon us, many Vancouverites will be considering...

A Moment with Carmen Scott

Carmen Scott

Starting immediately, all B.C. children with an RESP and born on or after January 1, 2007 will be entitled to receive the BC Training and Education Savings Grant.

The B.C. Training and...

Local Innovators

Maya Kanigan

I've completed a 'SWOT' analysis for BC-based women, looking at our strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
I'll start with our strengths. People from all over the world are drawn...

Healthy Kitchen / Tracy Kaye Holly

Tracy Kaye Holly

After a grueling workout, hike or bike ride, a buckwheat waffle breakfast is a tasty and satisfying “good grinds brah’’. You can add any berry that you like. I always make extra for freezing....

Travel

Brenda Schienmann

If you are one of the many Canadians who think they have no desire to cruise to Alaska because, after all, we see enough snow and ice here at home, you may want to change the way you think. There...

Local Tunes

Ryan Fletcher

When John Pippus retired from his career with Global TV in 2005 he was not stopping his life's work. He was starting.

His debut EP 'Song Tourist', released in 2006 easily might have been...

Life Lines

Vancouver Lifestyles

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, PC, DL, FRS, Hon. RA (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British Conservative politician and statesman known for his leadership of the...

Dating / Jacqui Brownridge

Jacquie Brownridge

Technology has greatly shifted the landscape of dating as we knew it. In fact, texting has become the typical first step in dating for most. Despite this trend, most professionals singles say that...

Health

Mihael Mamychshvili

Do you ever find yourself overwhelmed with the pace of your life? Is your nervous system over stimulated by stress, technology, caffeine and other stimulates? Are you struggling to keep your work...

Home Repairs

Vancouver Lifestyles

Every home has them. Those pesky little repairs that either get tacked onto the weekend "Honey-do List" or neglected and then forgotten all together. Maybe it's an upgrade you have been meaning...

Mental Health

Jude Platzer

To this day, suicide is still very much a topic surrounded by myth and taboo and spoken of only in hushed tones. It’s a difficult subject to broach especially with parents concerned about their...

Family Money

Jim Doyle

Many Canadian families feel ill prepared when it comes to teaching their kids about money matters, with some rarely, or never talking with their kids about the subject. This curriculum is not...

Young Achievers

Vancouver Lifestyles

Green Timbers Elementary School in Surrey, B.C. recently received a donation of 40 iPads and an iPad charging cart, two Apple TVs and two computer projectors from Coast Capital Savings. With just...

Boomer + Health

Vancouver Lifestyles

Vancouver is renowned worldwide for its stunning scenery. But what about the sounds that complement the marvellous beauty of the West Coast?

As the newest Connect Hearing clinic in the...

seasonal sports

Vancouver Lifestyles

You are likely aware that hockey is traditionally considered Canada’s most violent sport, but did you know that in 2012 there were twice as many ski and snowboard injuries than hockey injuries?...

Children's Health

Lindsay Pearson

Classic autism is a complex, neurological disorder which is part of a group of disorders known as, Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). People with ASDs usually have distinct social, communication,...

realestate watch / neil hamilton

J. Neil Hamilton

This is an interesting piece from a mortgage broker associate of mine that bears reading. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions regarding it. Here it is:

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