CONTENTS FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK
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FEATURES Living longer in a lucky time
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Rethinking retirement homes
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Mindfulness retreats
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PRESIDENT: Alvin Brouwer EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, BUSINESS IN VANCOUVER, AND VP, EDITORIAL, GLACIER MEDIA: Kirk LaPointe EDITOR: Frank O’Brien DESIGN: Randy Pearsall PRODUCTION: Rob Benac CONTRIBUTORS: Michelle Bernard,
LIVING LONGER IN A LUCKY TIME
Centenarians are now the fasting-growing age group in Canada, and many are sharing the benefits of the society they helped to build
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MIND AT PEACE
Transformational coast and mountain retreats offer direction in navigating and accepting life’s changes through mindfulness
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RETHINKING RETIREMENT HOMES
COLUMNS
Lee—11
David—12
Zwickel—14
A revolutionary generation is now disrupting the entire concept of seniors’ housing with a focus on independent thinking in a co-operative environment
Cindy David, Jim Doyle, Arthur Klein, Paul Latimer, Baila Lazarus, David Lee, Dan Levitt, Robert Pascuzzi, Brigitte Petersen, Lori Pinkowski, Collin Zwickel PROOFREADER: Meg Yamamoto DIRECTOR, SALES AND MARKETING : Pia Huynh SALES MANAGER: Laura Torrance ADVERTISING SALES: Benita Bajwa,
Blair Johnston, Aileen Mortimer, Corinne Tkachuk, Chris Wilson OPERATIONS MANAGER: Michelle Myers ADMINISTRATORS: Katherine Butler RESEARCH: Anna Liczmanska, Carrie Schmidt Retirement Ready 2019 is published by BIV Magazines, a division of BIV Media Group, 303 Fifth Avenue West, Vancouver, B.C. V5Y 1J6, 604-688-2398, fax 604-688-1963, biv.com. Copyright 2019 Business in Vancouver Magazines. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or incorporated into any information retrieval system without permission of BIV Magazines. The publishers are not responsible in whole or in part for any errors or omissions in this publication. ISSN 1205-5662 Publications Mail Agreement No.: 40069240. Registration No.: 8876. Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to Circulation Department: 303 Fifth Avenue West, Vancouver, B.C. V5Y 1J6 Email: subscribe@biv.com Cover: rtguest/Shutterstock
Pinkowski—15
Doyle—16
Pascuzzi—17
Klein—18
Latimer—19
Bernard—28
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