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  • Free (er) spirits

    Personal experience is often a spark for starting a new business, and perhaps especially so in the growing sector for non-alcoholic drinks.

  • Life-long learning helps the brain and overall health

    Denise Amyot sees many links and coincidences in her long career. Perhaps the most consistent for the retiree who started her working life as a teacher has been to never stop learning.

  • Exercise for the brain

    Peter Chen was determined to stay active and fit, physically and mentally. And after retirement he specifically focused on physical exercises and activities to keep up his mental ability.

  • Lower-income Ontarians less likely to access cataract surgery

    Cataract surgery: It’s by far the most common surgery done in the country and it’s almost entirely focused on older adults because they are the ones who get cataracts.

Past Issue

Spring
2024

Sage60 gives Sage readers fresh content four times a year, and it releases about a month after each print edition. In this issue, we welcome spring with a primer on e-bikes, inventions that allow you to pedal on your own steam and receive a little help when you need it. We also look at coming out when you’re an older adult, and we examine the benefits — and potential drawbacks — of house swaps. Given that we just marked National Caregiver Day in April, and May is National Caregiver Month, we also have a story sharing our wish list for policy changes to support caregivers as well as some of our members’ struggles and rewards as they cared for their loved ones.    
 

Features

A woman biking along a mountain trail.

A guide to your new e-ride

Sales of e-bikes, which offer a little help on the hills but can still be solely people-powered for exercise, have surged since 2020. 

Mick Gzowski
Adult woman holding a rainbow flag.

On my way out

Coming out later in life can be challenging, but if you manage it well, it can also be rewarding. 

Patrick Langston
A man holding a model house and a key.

The great house swap

Offering your house as an exchange with someone in a country you want to visit is one way to minimize accommodation costs.  

Marg Bruineman
Husband and wife holding hands.

Caregiving’s unsung heroes

As many as one in four Canadians will be unpaid caregivers to a friend or loved one over the course of their lives. The federal government does very little for them. 

Jennifer Campbell