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Cover Vicki Gabereau transformed herself after retirement – from an interviewer extraordinaire to an impassioned shoe maven. Photos: Geoff Robson 6

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Snapshot with Vicki Gabereau If you were to meet yourself at age 20, what advice would you give yourself? “Stop this madness. Pay attention. Go to university and do something useful. That’s what I think after all these years. It was pretty wild.� :KR RU ZKDW KDV LQćXenced you the most? And why? “Pierre Berton, Jack Webster, my father. They all had encyclopedic memories and I got it. The more you know, the more you want to know. You just get hungrier and hungrier to know stuff. You can’t not know stuff. You gotta have it cleared up. It’s like a drug. I want to know.� What does courage mean to you? “Courage comes from facing a life issue. It means not panicking about the future. Face it. Deal with it. Next.� What does success mean to you? “It means doing what you like to do and having somebody give you money to do it,� she laughs. “You want to spend your days doing something that intrigues you.�

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come in, I get so excited I can hardly stand it.â€? And as an added bonus, she pops into the store from time to time to chat up the customers. “This store is sort of like a little club,â€? she continues. “We have an area DW WKH IURQW FDOOHG )URQW 2ŕľśFH DQG we sit around and hear about everybody’s children and look at this picture and that picture. It’s chit-chatty. I wanted to be social and I like meeting women and they like to talk. I don’t have to prove anything to them,â€? she says of her newfound fan base. “All I have to do is respect their little feet.â€? 1RW WKDW VKH GLGQÂśW HQMR\ KHU HDUOLHU career as the host of her own radio and 79 VKRZV +HU \HDU FDUHHU JDUQHUHG tons of awards and a place in Canada’s Broadcaster Hall of Fame. “I did it for a long time and I pretty well loved every minute of it,â€? she says proudly. “I started in 1975 on a small radio station in Brampton, Ontario,â€? she continues. She says she went into radio because it was the only thing she knew. “I grew up with people who were on the CBC and I understood how it worked.â€? Her father’s best friend was writer and broadcaster Pierre Berton whom he met at an RŕľśFHUÂśV WUDLQLQJ FDPS GXULQJ ::,, %HUWRQ ZDV WR KDYH D SURIRXQG LQĂ€XHQFH RQ 9LFNLÂśV OLIH “I watched everybody work in that business and, to me, that’s what you did. Obviously, I wasn’t going to be a doctor EHFDXVH , GLGQÂśW ÂżQLVK KLJK VFKRRO DQG , believe you need that,â€? she laughs, “[in order] to go to medical school. I would have liked to be a nurse or a doctor, but I had no discipline.â€? She did, by the way, return to high school, but the early days, by her own admission, were chaotic. 9LFNL )LOLRQ JUHZ XS LQ .HUULVGDOH D WRQ\ PLGGOH FODVV SDUW RI 9DQFRXYHU 7KH IDPLO\ UHORFDWHG WR 9DQFRXYHU ,VODQG DQG HYHQWXDOO\ WR :HVW 9DQFRXYHU Her father, Harry Filion, was a press photographer with the Vancouver Sun newspaper and when he wasn’t working at the paper, he was supporting the family photo studio doing portraiture by appointment and weddings on the weekHQGV 9LFNLÂśV 0RP 9HU\O UDQ WKH VKRS WWW.SENIORLIVINGMAG.COM

Âł6KH ZDV WKH EXVLQHVV PLQG ´ VD\V 9LFNL Working the family business meant long hours for Mom and Dad and, as an only FKLOG \RXQJ 9LFNL ZDV UDLVHG ODUJHO\ E\ her grandmother. “They were fun, my parents. I had a wonderful life with them and my grandmother; she lived with us. It was a million laughs, but they got very upset with me because I wasn’t paying attention to my studies. In social studies, I got 98%. In math, I got 2%. If I liked it, I paid attention, but I wouldn’t concentrate on things I didn’t get. I couldn’t focus. I wanted out.â€? “And then, apparently, my father said to my mother, don’t worry about it, she’s going to grow up and get married anyway. My mother went ballistic and practically screwed herself into the ceiling and said ‘how dare you say such a WKLQJ :H MXVW FDQÂśW DEDQGRQ KHU Âś VR KH phoned Pierre and said ‘she’s driving me nuts,’ and Pierre said ‘I’ll take her.’ So, I got on the train, my father handed me another 200 bucks and said don’t drink gin. The minute I got on the train, I got a drink with gin in it, a pink lady.â€? 1RZ 9LFNL )LOLRQ IRXQG KHUVHOI DV D JXHVW RI WKH %HUWRQ IDPLO\ LQ .OHLQberg, north of Toronto. The Bertons sent her back to school and unwittingly introduced her to her future husband, 0LFKHO *DEHUHDX DW RQH RI WKHLU PDQ\ fundraisers. “It was a fundraiser for the Harold .LQJ )DUP D KDOI ZD\ KRXVH IRU JX\V RXW RI MDLO ´ VD\V 9LFNL 0LFKHO *DEHUHDX a magician, was the featured entertainer. They dated, married and, by the time VKH ZDV 9LFNL KDG JLYHQ ELUWK WR VRQ Morgan, and daughter, Eve. $ VXFFHVVLRQ RI VPDOO MREV IROORZHG She worked as a street vendor selling Indonesian clothing, as an actress in a softcore porn movie – “I played the wife. I was paid to keep my clothes on,â€? – and a professional clown with an entertainment company called Puck Rent-a–Fool. After DOO VKH ZDVQÂśW TXDOLÂżHG IRU DQ\WKLQJ EXW no matter, she was happy. And resourceful. When her husband Michel, by then D VRXQG UHFRUGLVW ZLWK &79 ZHQW RQ VWULNH VKH MRLQHG KLP GULYLQJ FDE “You have to deal with some weird characters,â€? she remembers. “It made my PRWKHU FRQIHVV ´ VD\V 9LFNL Âł6KH VDLG

it was a good thing you did all those things because you found out about the world and you probably wouldn’t be as interested in the work you do now, if you hadn’t done that.â€? In 1974, while still employed at Puck Rent-a-Fool, she ran for mayor of Toronto as professional clown, Rosy Sunrise. Just for the heck of it. She didn’t win, but she did make her mark. In one poll, she received two or three more votes than the local incumbent. “The expressions on their faces as they were counting up the EDOORWV Âą ÂľFDQ WKLV EH KDSSHQLQJ"Âś Âą VR IXQQ\ , ZLVK , KDG EHHQ there,â€? she says. “I was very interested in the fringe, in the underbelly and who was crazier than the next guy,â€? she says of those early days, “but I mean functionally crazy. What sparks some people to do what they do, accomplish musical brilliance RU DUWLVWU\ LQ DQ\ ÂżHOG" $OO WKH JUHDW SHRSOH ,ÂśYH WDONHG WR KDYH a little element of cuckoo.â€? When asked if she thinks she may have been a little cuckoo herself in those days, she replies with a story about addiction H[SHUW *DERU 0DWH DQG $WWHQWLRQ 'HÂżFLW 'LVRUGHU Âł$ERXW D PLOOLRQ \HDUV DJR , KDG *DERU 0DWH RQ P\ 79 show. He’s written about this. At the end, we’re talking and I VD\ \RX NQRZ ZKDW *DERU" 0\ GDXJKWHU VD\V , KDYH >$''@ and he looks at me in his measured way and says ‘oh, you do.’ I didn’t do it to defy convention; I did it because it sounded like a swell idea. I get excited, all cranked up. I think it’s part of one’s wiring and, if you can learn to harness it, you can end up doing great things.â€? Her radio pal, Bill Richardson, agrees. Initially hired to ERRN JXHVWV 5LFKDUGVRQ HYHQWXDOO\ EHFDPH 9LFNLÂśV RQ DLU sidekick and a radio personality in his own right. “She would take quite mediocre work, such as a prepared VFULSW DQG PDNH LW ZD\ EHWWHU WKDQ LW ZDV MXVW E\ EHLQJ KHUVHOI ´ he remembers. “Funny and irreverent and plain old smart. 5HVSHFWIXO \HV UHYHUHQW QRW VR PXFK ,W ZDVQÂśW KHU MRE WR EH reverent.â€? 8QGLVFLSOLQHG DV D FKLOG 9LFNL KLW WKH ERRNV DV DQ DGXOW hunkering down to prepare for the upcoming interview. True, she was driven by a fear of embarrassing herself and her guest on air, but it never showed. “There were a lot of times I was afraid,â€? she says. “That’s the lack of an educational background.â€? “She was doing as many as four long interviews a day, perhaps with a particle physicist one minute and a children’s book illustrator the next,â€? says Richardson. “On balance she did it supremely well. She understood what it meant to be a host, to create a space at the table for whoever’s arrived. She was a VWDQGDUG EHDUHU ´ KH FRQWLQXHV ÂłQRW MXVW IRU ZRPHQ LQ EURDGcasting but for anyone who wanted to do the sort of work she did, the long-form interview, and do it well. I really think it’s shocking that she’s never been given the Order of Canada.â€? +DSSLO\ VHWWOHG LQWR D QHZ FDUHHU DV D VKRH PDYHQ 9LFNL VD\V VKH GRHVQÂśW PLVV KHU IRUPHU WDON VKRZ OLIH 7KH ZRUN" 1R 7KH FDPDUDGHULH ZLWK KHU FUHZ" <HV $QG PD\EH WKH QRWRULHW\ “I like walking down the street with people smiling at me. I was never keen on anonymity,â€? she admits “I like to be quiet now. I like to sit at home and read.â€? Long GLYRUFHG IURP KHU ÂżUVW KXVEDQG VKH PDUULHG ORQJ WLPH SDUWQHU

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this lunchtime experience. “Since its inception, the Fly & Dine UHPDLQV RQH RI *HRUJLDQ %D\ $LUZD\V VLJQDWXUH WRXUV :H KDYH added the option to Hike & Fly on Wreck Island, which has gone RYHU H[WUHPHO\ ZHOO ´ .HLWK H[SODLQV WR XV $UULYLQJ DW +(15<Âś6 ZH VHOHFW D WDEOH RYHUORRNLQJ WKH GRFNV ZKHUHXSRQ ZH DUH VHUYHG RXU IUHVK JROGHQ EURZQ SDQ IULHG ÂżVK +(15<Âś6 PDQDJHG IRU RYHU WZR GHFDGHV E\ 3DXO DQG -RDQQH Elliott, is also a federally registered airport for various sea plane airlines. 7KH QH[W PRUQLQJ ZH HQMR\ D VFUXPSWLRXV EUHDNIDVW DW WKH aptly named “40 Bay Streetâ€? Bed & Breakfast. The cozy century KRPH RŕľľHUV WKUHH URRPV ZLWK DOO WKH DPHQLWLHV DQG D TXDLQW VXQ porch on which to relax at the end of the day. Jovial proprietor and hostess, Susan, provides fresh fare aplenty for her guests. To aid digestion of our delectable morning meal, we decide to go for a stroll along Parry Sound’s Fitness Trail connecting parks, beaches and historical sites. 'LDJRQDOO\ DFURVV WKH %D\ LV 2ZHQ 6RXQG MXVW D WKUHH KRXU GULYH VRXWKZHVW 7KH DQQXDO ZHHNHQG 6XPPHUIRON DW .HOVR %HDFK Park draws close to 12,000 people of all ages. The popular Music and Crafts Festival has numerous musical performers and artisans. We visit the food village and sample some of the cornucopia of culinary creations. Meandering through the park grounds, one can pause for musical entertainment at a half-dozen venues and encounter various craft vendors along the way. It was nice to see Summerfolk had adopted green initiatives, composting and recycling with a solar-powered dishwashing station. A Quench Buggy was available on site providing free potable ZDWHU IRU WKRVH ZLWK UHÂżOODEOH ERWWOHV Rocky Raccoon CafĂŠ serves their festival fare on reusable GLQQHUZDUH 2ZQHG DQG PDQDJHG E\ DZDUG ZLQQLQJ 1HSDOHVH Chef, Robin Pradhan, his “global cuisineâ€? is a refreshing addition to a local epicurean experience. “The city is the cultural hub of WKH UHJLRQ ZLWK PDMRU IHVWLYDOV DQG HYHQWV DOO \HDU ORQJ ´ 3DXOHWWH Peirol of Owen Sound Tourism conveys to us. “There is always something happening here.â€? During further exploration, we visited the three main waterfalls LQ WKH DUHD 1RUWK RI WRZQ LV WKH ,QGLDQ )DOOV &RQVHUYDWLRQ $UHD A short hike through the woods reveals a horseshoe-shaped alcove highlighting the veiled falls. South of here, the Pottawatomi Conservation Area is home to Jones Falls cascading down a 12-metre rocky slope. We continue along the Bruce Trail, which led us to the Sydenham River and Inglis Falls plunging 18 metres over tiered rocks into a deep gorge. 1RUWK RI ,QJOLV )DOOV WKH NP %UXFH 7UDLO OHDGV RQH LQWR +DUULVRQ 3DUN ZKHUH \RX FDQ ÂżQG WKH KLVWRULF )UHHGRP 7UDLO 7KH symbolic Black History Cairn Memorial is located here, recognizing Owen Sound as the most northern terminus on the Underground Railroad. An estimated 100,000 slaves escaped to Canada EHWZHHQ DQG 7KH &DLUQ FRQWDLQV VWRQHV IURP $IULFD VODYH DQG IUHH VWDWHV DQG &DQDGLDQ ERUGHU SRLQWV WR WKH MRXUQH\ north. This summer, the annual 154th Anniversary Emancipation Celebration Festival (OSEF) will be held in Harrison Park on the weekend before the Civic Holiday (formerly Simcoe Day). /LHXWHQDQW *RYHUQRU RI 8SSHU &DQDGD -RKQ *UDYHV 6LPFRH (1752–1806), was instrumental in the gradual abolition of slavery

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Roozengaarde’s manicured, three-acre display gardens VKRZFDVH VSULQJ Ă€RZHULQJ EXOEV HYHU\ \HDU $PLG WKLV PDJQLÂżFHQFH RQH FKDWW\ JDUGHQHU WHOOV XV KRZ WKRXVDQGV RI fertile acres in the Skagit delta have been farmed since the early 1900s. “Yup. Crops of all kinds thrive in our mild maritime climate, including spinach, cabbage and Brussels sprouts,â€? he grins. Âł$QG GLG \RX NQRZ DFUHV RI FXFXPEHUV DUH SODQWHG MXVW IRU SLFNOHV" ,WÂśV RQH RI RXU ELJJHVW FURSV $OWRJHWKHU RYHU FRPmercial crops are grown here, but the showiest by far is the tulip FURS ´ &OHDUO\ EXOE JURZLQJ DQG Ă€RZHU KDUYHVWLQJ KDV EHFRPH big business. And one little known fact intrigues us: for every acre RI WXOLSV WKHUH DUH 7:2 RI GDŕľľRGLOV There’s also a lot going on at nearby Tulip Town, including the YDOOH\ÂśV RQO\ LQGRRU VKRZ JDUGHQ 1R PDWWHU ZKDW WKH ZHDWKHU outside, folks can browse inside the spacious barn. Amid a profuVLRQ RI GLVSOD\V ZH ÂżQG DUWV\ VRXYHQLUV VXFK DV EHDXWLIXO SRVWHUV IURP SDVW IHVWLYDOV $V ZHOO ZH PHHW RZQHUV 7RP 'H *RHGH originally from Holland, wife Jeannette, from Quebec and even sister-in-law Helga, who comes from Holland every season to KHOS ZLWK WKH Ă€RZHU VKRS They point out huge murals decorating both sides of the long JDOOHU\ SHUIHFW EDFNGURSV IRU VWXQQLQJ Ă€RZHU DUUDQJHPHQWV 7KH Dutch landscapes on one side represent Tom’s hometown, comSOHWH ZLWK VNLŕľľV Ă€RDWLQJ IUHVK WXOLSV WR PDUNHW DORQJ WKH FDQDOV ,WV Ă€RZHU VKRS GLVSOD\V -HDQHWWH DQG +HOJDÂśV QDPHV $Q RSSRVLWH PXUDO GHSLFWV 0W 9HUQRQÂśV WXOLS IDUPV VZHHSLQJ JUHHQ FRXQWU\side and snowcapped Mount Baker; a mock stream carries tulips in little boats. With a twinkle in her eye, Jeanette tells us their story. “One weekend in the 1980s, I was picking tulips, when two cars parked DW WKH URDGVLGH 7KH GULYHUV ZDQWHG WR EX\ Ă€RZHUV DQG ZDON LQ RXU ÂżHOGV 7KDW ZDV WKH EHJLQQLQJ 2YHU WLPH PRUH IRONV FDPH

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by. Eventually, cars lined up alongside the road as far as the H\H FRXOG VHH 7R JHW LQWR WKH ÂżHOGV RU WR EX\ ERXTXHWV UHTXLUHG crossing the ditch on a rough plank. Well, it didn’t take long before we became a two-plank operation, one going and one coming back. About 1982, I started selling tulip bunches to the public from a borrowed roadside stand and even more people WRRN QRWLFH 9LVLWRUV QRZ FRPH KHUH IURP DOO RYHU ´ 7RGD\ apple, pear and cherry trees divide their 500-car parking lot. And recalling past harvesting and planting days, old farm machinery decorates landscaped borders. 7KH Âł5DLQERZ RI &RORXU´ ÂżHOG H[KLELWV RYHU WXOLS YDULHWLHV 7KH 3HDFH *DUGHQ Ă€LHV Ă€DJV IURP WKH :RUOGÂśV 7XOLS Summit, a gathering of 14 countries promoting peace. The 'H *RHGHÂśV DUH HVSHFLDOO\ SURXG RI WKHLU :RUOG 3HDFH WXOLS 2ŕľľHULQJ VRPHWKLQJ QHZ HYHU\ \HDU WKLV \HDUÂśV 'XWFK 9LOODJH features a windmill replicating the one in Tom’s village. Tulip Town windmill.

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Joining hordes of families, we walk among brilliant swaths of alternating red, yellow, pink, purple and white. Rippling in gentle breezes, row after row of dancing blossoms drench surrounding landscapes with vibrant colour. Before returning to our digs, we check out La Conner, Skagit County’s oldest community. This waterfront village began in the mid-1800s, a trading post on the river. A series of turn-of-the-century disasters led to its decline. Attracted to its distinctive light and picturesque nature, artists later settled LQ DQG PDGH WKLV KLVWRULF WRZQ DQ DUW FRORQ\ 5HVWRUHG 9LFWRrian-era homes and turn-of-the-century buildings now house boutiques, galleries, restaurants and museums. A boardwalk skirting the marina and numerous outdoor sculptures add further charm. On our last day in Arlington, we take a bike ride on a stretch of the Centennial Trail, built on abandoned rail lines. The downtown trailhead is one of 12 linking communities, parks and town centres on the 29-mile-long paved route. Dog walkHUV MRJJHUV DQG KRUVHV VKDUH WKH ZLGH SDYHG SDWKZD\ ZLWK XV At the outset, a giant bicycle sculpture encourages us onward.

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Hollyhock Celebrating the 70s

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Passionate About Parks? The Capital Regional District offers opportunities for you to be involved in the preservation and enjoyment of regional parks and trails. We provide training, support, a beautiful environment and a great deal of appreciation. You provide your time and enthusiasm. We are now recruiting for these volunteer positions:

* Naturalists for Nature Centres * Event Volunteers * Park Stewards

STEPS TO CONNECT A fun program designed for those wondering the where, what and why’s of participating in recreation programs. We’ll identify your interests and go out and sample various activities. Lots of social time!

Begins Monday, April 4th to May 30th Join up! Position descriptions at www.crd.bc.ca/parks. Contact 250.360.3329 | parksvolunteer@crd.bc.ca.

ONLY $12 for 8 weeks, all activity fees included.

For more information call 250-475-5408 or visit saanich.ca

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