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The Middle-Aged Guide to Growing Up: Cashing In, Part Two

February 21, 2014

Im a Boomer, born long enough ago that I got to meet Tommy Douglas and talk boxing with him. He wasnt much interested ...

The Middle-Aged Guide to Growing Up: Aftermath

January 24, 2014

I'm a Boomer, old enough to break instead of bruise, and at that point where recovery from a simple bit of blunt ...

Older Canadians' Use of Smartphones not Surprising

January 21, 2014

Canadians predicted to double up on TV with traditional and online services in 2014 For Jeff Taylor, the monthly cost ...

The Middle-Aged Guide to Growing Up: Blind Faith

October 4, 2013

I’m a Boomer, and if I were Jewish, I’d have celebrated my Bar Mitzvah the same year Canada celebrated it’s ...

The Middle-Aged Guide to Growing Up: Demon Alcohol

August 23, 2013

I’m a Boomer, born at the height of the baby boom, and about the same age as a B-52. I don’t drink now. I used ...

The Middle-Aged Guide to Growing Up: The Boomer Trinity

August 9, 2013

I’m a Boomer. In the summer of 1969, I was 15 years old and I lived in Connecticut. Unlike thousands who went, I ...

The Middle-Aged Guide to Growing Up: Not Just Golf

June 14, 2013

  I’m a Boomer, born at the height of the Baby Boom and looking at my 60s. Bill Clinton got there first, and ...

The Middle-Aged Guide to Growing Up: Working Stiff

May 2, 2013

Editor’s Note: You might be familiar with this contributor’s work if you were a fan of  the Caregiver’s Diary ...

Are we ready for the boomer tsunami?

June 13, 2012

John and Bernice Klassen are stumped when asked what they miss about suburban Ottawa. Six years ago, they sold their ...

CARP’s Surrey/Whiterock’s April Lewis on CBC News Vancouver

February 9, 2012

On January 26th 2012, CARP Surrey/Whiterock's April Lewis appeared on CBC News to discuss why some people are willingly ...