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Some people like to sleep in on a Sunday morning, but not Kenny Rawlins.
By 5am he’s at work, preparing codfish breakfast at the Ex-Artillerymen’s Association in Hamilton.
It’s a sacrifice he willingly makes. He’s run Kenny’s Catering out of the Vi...
DATE: Mar 24, 2017
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Kim McIvor loved sports as a child.
There wasn’t much else going on in rural Hubbards, Nova Scotia.
Her life hasn’t changed much since she moved here in 2009.
It isn’t unusual for the 37-year-old to be cycling at 5am; she’s also proud to have two Ir...
DATE: Mar 23, 2017
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Vinzie Zuill believes you’re never too young for football.She bought one for her 20-month-old son, Desani, when he was still in the womb.“I was back on the football pitch five days after he was born,” said the 33-year-old. “As soon as I came out of t...
DATE: Mar 23, 2017
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Most people would be asking ‘why me’ after being hit by three life-threatening illnesses.
Not Susan van Riel.
The Hamilton Parish resident was diagnosed with rheumatic fever at 13, failing heart valves at 41 and, at 58, chronic lymphocytic leukaemia....
DATE: Mar 22, 2017
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John Dale’s deep voice can bring a room to a standstill — he loves to sing.
The retired Bermuda police inspector just stood up in a pub one day and started belting out popular tunes.
“People did things like that in those days,” said the 67-year-old, ...
DATE: Mar 21, 2017
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Horses, guns, cowboys — Kalilah Robinson’s film project had all the ingredients for a great western.
There were just two things it lacked, time and money.
When she started filming in February 2016, she had a budget of just $40,000 and ten months to ...
DATE: Mar 20, 2017
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An avocado tree grows in the centre of Kevin Santucci’s neighbourhood.
He planted it there years ago as a gift to his Warwick neighbours.
“I told the neighbours it’s yours,” said the 55-year-old. “Take what you’d like to eat.”
The Seventh-day Adven...
DATE: Mar 17, 2017
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Keema Perry believes in helping people to find their power.
She ran a part-time business, hawking her home-made beauty products, until she came across a website for self-help guru Lisa Nichols two years ago.
It changed her life.
“She kept using the w...
DATE: Mar 15, 2017
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Marie Tucker grew up on King Street, in the same spot the fire station sits today.
Life in that part of town wasn’t so exciting in 1947.
The then 16-year-old started a summer camp for kids in her backyard because she was bored.
“I think I’ve always l...
DATE: Mar 14, 2017
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At an age when most people think about retiring, Carol Ferris had to learn how to use a keyboard.
Giving an injection or operating a hyperbaric chamber was more her style; she’d trained as a physician nearly 40 years prior.
“Typing my novel was a two...
DATE: Mar 13, 2017
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