Published in Impowerage
2009 BC Senior Games Athletes break records and boost hearts
by Irene Butler
Athletes and dignitaries were piped into the Olympic Oval by the Legion Colour Guard and Bagpipers. At this gala ceremony to open the September 16th to 19th 2009, Richmond BC Seniors Games well-wishers and singers took to the stage. A [...]
Oct
6
2009
6
2009
Senior Muscle Power Proves Mighty
Sep
24
2009
24
2009
Richmond B.C. Seniors Games 2009
Power of Age
Watch as our seniors, ages 55 to 95 years young Go for Gold
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Sep
5
2009
5
2009
Aug
26
2009
26
2009
Historic Steveston’s Cannery Row
By Irene Butler
Photos by Rick
Published in “TravelingTales.com”
“He’s too short, and too ugly to marry,” said Asayo. At first it was thought this “picture bride” was in bad sorts from her long journey from Hiroshima Japan in 1923 – but she meant it. As was the practice of the time, Japanese immigrant workers chose a [...]
Aug
25
2009
25
2009
The “Other” Olympics
Thousands gear up for record-breaking BC Senior Games
By Irene Butler
Published in Impowerage e-zine
The city of Richmond will pulsate with grey power from September 16-19th. Thirty-eight hundred 55+ aged participants have registered, making it the largest sports event the city of Richmond has hosted and the largest BC Seniors Games since they began in 1988. [...]
Jun
27
2009
27
2009
Richmond B.C. 2010 Olympic Oval
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Apr
21
2008
21
2008
Hot Springs amid Nature’s Playground
Ainsworth’s Winning Duo
By Irene Butler
Published in TravelLady E-Zine
Glimmering mineral deposits surrounded us as we waded in waist-deep water into the dimly lit cave. Stalactites dripped condensation; the steamy air soothed our lungs. My husband Rick and I followed a gushing sound, and found the place where the geothermally heated water cascaded from a rocky crevice. [...]
Apr
4
2008
4
2008
World Renowned Trail – Right in Our Own Backyard
Story and photos by Irene Butler
Published in BC travel Writers E-Zine
Five of my family members and I set out to test our endurance trekking one of the most difficult trails in North America. The West Coast Trail, on the south west coast of Vancouver Island, covers 75 kilometers of rough and raw terrain. We were [...]
Apr
1
2008
1
2008
For Nature and Nurturing, Head for the Hills
by Irene Butler
Photos by Rick
Published in TravelLady E-Zine
The Hills Health Ranch that is, where a path to wellness awaits all who enter this refuge. Nestled within 20,000 acres of British Columbia’s Cariboo Region, large doses of Mother Nature’s therapy are drawn from the rolling rangelands, lakes and forests. Nurturing encompasses individual preferences – from fitness [...]
Oct
10
2004
10
2004
Hellish Hornby
“What you do on your birthday you will end up doing all year long,” My grandma’s old wives tale from my childhood infiltrates my psyche. What insanity has brought my husband, Rick and me barreling down the highway towards a campsite on Hornby Island, when being cramped in a vehicle and camping have both always [...]