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CHIP Loan Is Right For You

A SPONSORED FEATURE: There are several loan options available to homeowners over 55. However, understanding the best fit for your specific needs requires some careful consideration.

Trillium grant awarded to Burl-Oak Theatre

Burl-Oak Theatre Group receives a $76,700 grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. Visitors to the FYI Show May 25 at the Royal Botanical Gardens will be treated to a segment of the latest presentation by Burl-Oak, the comedy Kitchen Witches.

Editor's Blog: Reflections on the Gordie Howe movie

When Gordie came to Toronto with the Aeros it was a grand event for a busload of North Bayites.

Streisand to play Israel for the first time

Streisand's first concerts in Israel this June will be backed by a 60-piece orchestra and will feature duets with her son Jason Gould, sister Roslyn Kind and special guest trumpeter Chris Botti.

Bill Hay retires, Pat Quinn chosen next Hockey Hall of Fame chair

Pat Quinn takes over as chair of Hockey Hall of Fame board

Sky Train from Phoenix airport to 44th Street opens April 8

The electrically powered, automated PHX Sky Train will operate 24-hours a day, 365 days a year.

BOB'S BLOG Bird of the Month: red-bellied woodpecker

The red-bellied woodpecker is slowly expanding its range northward in the Great Lakes region

BOB'S BLOG: Women's hockey in the '30s rivalled the men's for popularity

The best women's team ever was the Preston Rivulettes, who won Ontario Women’s Championships every year from 1931 to 1940, losing only two games in the decade.

BOB'S BLOG: Visit Scaterie Island, NS to see a real, live (hazardous) shipwreck

The MV Miner ran aground on Scaterie Island off Cape Breton on Sept. 20, 2011.

Canadian visits to Florida up 7% last year

3,562,000 Canadians visited Florida in 2012

BOB’S BLOG: Bird of the Month is the Great Gray Owl

The Great Gray Owl has been declared Bob’s Blog’s first Bird of the Month.

Snowbirds: Florida suspends requirement for International Drivers License

The Florida Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles has suspended the state’s recently enacted International Driving Permit requirement pending further study.

Forever Young Information

Canada's Adult Lifestyle Publication

Save by painting, new doors or splurge and add new appliances

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Housing, Adult Lifestyle Communities, Interiors/ Exteriors, Lifestyle Photo
Apr 23, 2013 - 0 comments

Take a guess which rooms in the home are the focus of most inquiries when it comes to indoor renovations - click headline or photo

Ontario tax credit covers some renovations done by seniors

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Health, Arthritis, Alzheimers, Cancer, Fitness, Heart & Stroke, Men's Health, Mental Health/Depression, Mobility, Pain Management, Women's Health, General Health, Osteoporosis, News&Views, News, Housing, Money/Pensions, Financial Planning, Lifestyle, Technology Photo
Apr 22, 2013 - 0 comments

A household that spends $10,000 on eligible home renovations potentially can get back $1,500. The tax credit has a $10,000 maximum per couple. Qualified applicants must be 65 years or older by the end of the year...- click headline or photo

Trends: Moving targets

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Housing, Lifestyle Photo
Apr 13, 2013 - 0 comments

Who’s moving and who’s staying put, boomers were asked in recent survey - click headline or photo

Fast facts on Ontario Retirement Homes

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Housing, Adult Lifestyle Communities Photo
Apr 02, 2013 - 1 comments

What is a retirement home? - click headline or photo

Call it Home: Ranch, villas, bungalows, bungalofts

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Housing Slideshow
Mar 30, 2013 - 0 comments

FYI endeavours to clarify and define the style of home behind the variety of descriptors in today’s adult lifestyle communities - click headline or photo

Wonderful windows

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Housing, Interiors/ Exteriors Photo
Mar 02, 2013 - 1 comments

Choosing new windows not as easy as it seems, with due consideration needed to directional exposure and many other factors.

Way down south: Cost of living research hypes Costa Rica life

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Housing, Travel, Snowbirds Slideshow
Feb 24, 2013 - 5 comments

The report flagged the Grecia region in Costa Rica as a key location for low-cost, high-value real estate abroad - click headline or photo

Sexy laptop thrills, door chime worthy of Spock, GoSmart Stylus

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News&Views, Housing, Home technology, Lifestyle, Technology Slideshow
Feb 21, 2013 - 1 comments

Dell XPS 12 Convertible Touch Ultrabook / GoSmart Stylus / Star Trek Door Chime - click headline or photo

Condo sale sets Florida record

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News&Views, Housing, Lifestyle Photo
Feb 19, 2013 - 2 comments

Penthouse residences atop Miami Beach's famed Setai Resort for US$27 - click headline or photo

Make your move in 2013

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Housing, Adult Lifestyle Communities, New projects Slideshow
Feb 12, 2013 - 0 comments

Sights are set on Kingston, Wasaga Beach and the Lake Simcoe waterfront in Barrie where Harmony Village emerged as the top choice in an urban-planning competition - click headline or photo