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Archive for August, 2022
Men’s Sheds
August 17, 2022by Janet Nicol
MEN HELPING MEN, CARPENTRY TOOLS IN HAND
Seniors form the backbone of the organization,” observes Mike Jennings about Men’s Sheds, a non-profit organization offering men space to talk over coffee—and employ their carpentry skills to help others. Jennings is a spokesperson for the Men’s Sheds Association of British Columbia (MSABC) and a member of the Men’s Shed in Coquitlam.
So begins a story about an impressive community organization spanning three continents. For the full article in Senior Line magazine, Summer 2022, click on the link below. Print copies also available at no cost at various Vancouver locations.
Front-Wave Boomers – a book review
August 17, 2022FRONT-WAVE BOOMERS: GROWING (VERY) OLD, STAYING CONNECTED, AND REIMAGINING AGING
Written by Gillian Ranson
Reviewed by Janet Nicol
What does growing old—and “very” old—look like for a generation of Canadians born between 1946 and 1965? It’s a question Alberta-based journalist and sociologist Gillian Ranson sets out to answer in her highly readable and informative book, Front-wave Boomers.
Ranson is among the 25 percent of Canadians known as baby boomers and her first-hand experience and empathy serves to enhance this research. Besides delivering plenty of statistics, comparative studies and footnotes, the author interviewed more than 100 people of diverse backgrounds, between the ages of 62 and 77.
See the full review in Senior Line magazine, Summer 2022, available on line at the link below and in print (Vancouver) at no cost.
Collecting BC Artists
August 2, 2022Gary Sim, a Vancouver-based printmaker/artist has put together
an impressive database of more than 20,000 BC artists.
For more on this story go to Galleries West magazine (digital) – link at
https://www.gallerieswest.ca/magazine/stories/collecting-b-c-artists/
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