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It’s a stroll down memory lane for local collector

May 9, 2011 at 9:20 am

By Melchizedek Maquiso Collectors can sometimes be compared to alcoholics. “Once it gets in your blood, it’s almost like being an alcoholic, you can’t stop,” says Norm McWaters, historian of[…]

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Retired teacher takes the road less traveled

May 9, 2011 at 9:20 am

By Amielle Christopherson Doing something different is how Marianne Chapelle sums up everything she’s done. Something different is an accurate description to place on 80-year-old Chapelle. Starting with a job[…]

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From farmer to freelance nature writer

May 9, 2011 at 9:19 am

By Kelly Gagne Already seven years into retirement, Terry Sprague, 65, shows no signs of slowing down. Sprague is the creator and main man behind Nature Stuff Tours & Things.[…]

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Life after retirement at The Richmond

May 9, 2011 at 9:18 am

By Tristan Kong After a life full of work, marriages and children, Verna Hosker found the perfect place to spend her retirement years at The Richmond in Belleville. Hosker said[…]

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Never too old to start writing

May 9, 2011 at 9:15 am

By Sherry Tompkins It’s never too late to start writing. That’s the lesson Jess Bond, 83, learned 23 years ago. Bond, a retired schoolteacher, moved to Stirling from Scarborough in[…]

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Still turning wood long after retirement

May 8, 2011 at 8:29 pm

By Meagan Pecjak Even after retirement, Robert Bodley continues to turn pieces of wood into works of art. Bodley, 81, has enjoyed the retired life for quite some time. Even[…]

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Honouring the Merchant Navy

May 8, 2011 at 8:29 pm

By Thomas Lee As you enter Phil Etter’s “war room,” the first item you see is a picture of Winston Churchill. Underneath the portrait a Churchill quote reads, “We make a[…]

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Building Community in Mexico

May 6, 2011 at 12:40 pm

QNet News reporter Ashliegh Gehl tells the story of the people and places in around Cuernavaca, Mexico and Mexico City during her recent trip in February 2011. Building Community[…]

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