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Zoomer Magazine • VOLUME 36, NUMBER 6
FROM THE EDITOR
Zoom In Focus
THIS WAY UP • THE PEAKS AND VALLEYS IN THE JOURNEY
Musical Milestones
A NEW WAY TO REMEMBER
CREAM OF THE CROP • To everything, there is a season, and fall brings a bounty of books
A TEAR IN OUR FABRIC • Will Trudeau’s costly pandemic recovery plan garner multi-generational support?
The ER Diaries • Dr. Zachary Levine gives us the 911
Pandemic Etiquette
River of Redemption • In his latest book, Magdalena, explorer Wade Davis revisits the Colombian river that stole his heart 50 years ago and reimagines its ending, Alanna Mitchell writes. We found him at his B.C. home where he shared more stories from his travels
TO COLOMBIA, WITH LOVE
For Life • Behind every scar is a personal and powerful story, Leanne Delap learns
ELECTION ON THE BRAIN • With JOE BIDEN and DONALD TRUMP on the Nov. 3 ballot for U.S. president, Carolyn Abraham dissects the latest science on the aging brain and whether septuagenarians are cognitively up for the task of running the country
Boomer Suicide • Boomers may have a unique risk for suicide. Don Gillmor examines why
The Age of ARDEN • In her new – and third – memoir, Alberta singer-songwriter Jann Arden reveals how she learned to age
PRINCE of HEARTS • In 1860 Queen Victoria sent her 18-year-old son across the pond to Canada. It was our first royal tour, and it caused a sensation and started a tradition for the many tours that followed
In From THE WILD • This winter, try a warming trend inspired by a forage-and-feast cookbook from chef Michael Hunter that’s of our Canadian land and sea
Edge Wise
Moses’ Last Word/First Word