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Publisher Linh T. Huynh

Editor Barb Sligl Art Direction BSS Creative

Contributing Editor Janet Gyenes

Editorial Assistant Adam Flint Contributors Lucas Aykroyd Timothy A. Brown Michael DeFreitas Janet Gyenes Lisa Kadane Manfred Purtzki Dr. Kellen Silverthorn Barb Sligl Roberta Staley Cover photo Ottawa Tourism

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18 A river runs through it in Eastern Europe 30 A capital time in Ottawa COLUMNS

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9 photo prescription

5 May/June mix 23 CE calendar 37 sudoku 38 small talk

Photography gold in the Galápagos

11 pay it forward Bringing smiles to Uganda

12 motoring

Dr. Marcia Boyd

The car-sharing revolution

14 the thirsty dentist Things are bubbling over

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cover photo Things are warming up in Ottawa… starting with the Canadian Tulip Festival (May 11–21, featuring more than a million tulips… and 650,000 visitors). But there’s also a hot-andhappening food-and-drink scene (page 30)…

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from the editor A taste of Ottawa: the Grapefruits of Wrath cocktail from Riviera restaurant; the Peace Tower, Parliament Hill (page 30).

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ottawa tour

Dish it out Down the Danube, another kind of tour weaves through history and past the former Iron Curtain on a river cruise (page 18). From Budapest to Bucharest, it’s an indulgent exploration (read: all-inclusive, floating ride, port to port) that also provides real connections with locals: young, idealistic tour guides with no lingering bitterness from the Communist era…and lunch hosts who remember not-so-long-ago wars yet invite you into their home with a big smile. Back at home there’s a range of local bubbly with which to greet your own guests (page 14)—something that Canada’s doing on a much larger scale, greeting the world at this year’s G7 Summit in Charlevoix (page 23). It’s open arms (with a hearty “Cheers!”).

from top: Eric Vance; ottawa tourism

ood makes an impression. Whether a sophisticated cocktail (see the Grapefruits of Wrath at right, served at Riviera restaurant in Ottawa) or a humble meal (served in a young woman’s cozy dining room in rural Croatia), sipping at an of-the-moment bar or “breaking bread” around a table is a way to dig a bit deeper into the essence of a place. Savour. In Ottawa, our writer does that with gusto (page 30), from fancy tipples and microbrews to tarragon ice cream and thrice-fried fries. Some of it comes with stellar views of that iconic Peace Tower, or in a funked-up school bus with its own charm (on a brew tour that “kicks ass”). And, preand post-indulging, there is, of course, more of the capital city to check out, whether you’re an art or hockey lover—or both.

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temple tripping

treaks of sunlight draws strange shapes on the voluptuous bas-relief apsaras adorning the walls before me inside Angkor Wat. Are those lotus flowers on the heads of those bare-breasted celestial maidens? My musings on this interplay of light and shadow are suddenly abstracted by more recent—and much darker—remnants of Cambodia’s complicated history. Five angry welts, unmistakable bullet impacts, scar the sandstone. They’re brutal reminders of the Khmer Rouge’s genocidal regime, which terrorized this Southeast Asian country from 1975 to 1979 in its failed attempt to create an agrarian utopia. Khmer temples such as Angkor Wat and Ta Prohm, among others, riddle the jungles surrounding Siem Reap, some 320 kilometres northwest of Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh. These religious edifices, however, were not constructed for worshippers. Rather, they were sacred residences built for the gods and characterized by a series of shrines, often linked to or surrounded by galleries. >>

Young Theravada monks sit by one of Angkor Wat’s four water basins

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Getting lost (and found) amid the temples of Siem Reap

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site and was designed as a microcosm of the Hindu universe. Built during the reign of King Suryavarmen II (1113–1150), the city itself spans 200 hectares and is framed by a moat. I cross the floating walkway to reach the rectangular temple’s atypically west-facing gopura (Khmer temples are usually oriented to the east), or entrance pavilion. The 82-hectare temple’s five gopuras are set in a cruciform—one at each corner and the tallest in the centre representing Mount Maru whose summit is the home of the gods. I lose myself in Angkor Wat’s darkened corridors; its walls are pictorial pages that form a mythical memoir with a labyrinthine narrative I can’t begin to decipher. Intricate scenes carved in stone depict sinners roasting in the hell of Avīci, the military procession of Suryavarmen II, and the Churning of the Ocean of Milk, where amrita the elixir of immortality was produced. Visiting the Angkor National Museum in downtown Siem Reap primed me for pinpointing deities, such as fourarmed Vishnu and motifs like nāga, a multi-headed serpent. Leaving the sanctuary of the shadows, I step into the sultry afternoon heat and approach one of the temple’s four water basins. A rivulet of sweat trickles down my back as I watch Buddhists kneeling in prayer before a shrine. Across the bonedry basin, young Theravada monks with shaved heads and enigmatic faces sit swathed in burntorange robes, the folds of fabric radiant against the steely bands of stone. One monk gazes my way and our eyes meet for an ethereal instance. Or maybe it was my mind playing tricks, seeking a glimmer of certainty in this unknowable realm. When I arrive at Ta Prohm, the Khmer templemonastery (of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider fame; the 2018 reboot is filmed in South Africa and the UK), the sun had started its journey from heaven to earth, bathing the stone with a golden glow. Ta Prohm’s huddled structures were constructed during the reign of King Jayavarman VII (1181–1220). Their outward appearance—crumbling bricks flecked with a patina of age and moss—is that of being left in ruins. In actuality, it’s more a détente between humankind and nature. The jungle’s silk-cotton trees and strangler figs squeeze their roots into the masonry, clinging to bas-reliefs and taking up residence on rooftops, simultaneously breaking it apart and gently securing the structures to ensure this sacred residence for the gods endures. — Janet Gyenes

Angkor Wat at sunrise

Posing monkey at Angkor Wat

Giant roots at Ta Prohm

Temple offerings

Cambodian colour

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hallowed ground

>> Angkor Wat is the world’s largest religious

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You’ve hiked to the top of that trail where you stop to soak in the views. This is when you pull out that puffy to stay warm—it may be summer but you’re in the alpine. Or star-gazing in the middle of a chilly night or needing some soft comfort on that flight…Enter the Cerium SL Hoody by Canada’s own Arc’teryx (850 fill power goose down, wind- and tear-resistant nylon shell). Super light and compressible, it functions as a midlayer, stand-alone or pillow…and there’s a sweet, insulated hood. Get it in this summery Lichen hue…you’ll brighten up that mountaintop or aisle seat. $430, Arc’teryx; arcteryx.com

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dig into down dog Have bag, will travel. And this may be the yoga travel/yoga/all-purpose bag. Lolë’s Lily is a bestseller (thanks to its padded computer pocket, straps that turn it into a backpack, plus a bevy of compartments for a yoga mat, [event] Partake in the Lolë White water bottle, shoes, smartphone…). Tour this summer, when people And it comes in fresh, fun hues like (as in 65,000!) come together this powdery blue. Pair it with for a communal meditation and the Piper jacket (in Purple yoga session: July 26 in Toronto Cactus Flower!), a packable (sunset session); August 16 in raincoat with stylish Montréal (morning session). details like a back vent. Om. lolewhitetour.com $140 (Lily), $135 (Piper); Lolë, lolewomen.com

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p h o t o p r e s c r i p t i o n m i c h a e l d e f r e i ta s Michael DeFreitas is an award-winning photographer who’s been published in a wide variety of travel publications. With his initials, MD, he’s been nicknamed “doc,” making his photography prescriptions apropos.

Don’t step on the wildlife

destination photography

The animals are otherworldly, fearless and seem to pose in the Galápagos

Exploring the Galápagos Islands should be on every photographer’s bucket list

wing it

michael defreitas

isps of mysterious fine spray, backlit by the low morning sun, fill the air along the black rocky shoreline of Isla Fernandina. As our zodiac nears shore, we see the reason for the spray. Blanketing the rocks are thousands of marine iguanas “sneezing” spray into the air to eject salt water from their bodies. Our guide picks a “clear” landing spot between the iguanas and as we step ashore she warns, “be careful on the sharp rocks and try not to step on the iguanas.” Easier said than done. After a few unflattering shots of black iguanas on dark rocks, I search for lighter backgrounds that would help highlight these prehistoric-looking creatures. Shooting low using the bright sky and light sand as backgrounds help, but nothing jumps out at me until I find one basking in a small tidal pool. Using my 80–200mm zoom set at 120mm, I shoot at 1/500 second and frame tightly, including the animal’s reflection. Later that day, we venture inland to find some of the island’s golden-coloured land iguanas. Except for perhaps the Antarctic, no place on earth offers such spectacular and easily accessible wildlife experiences as the Galápagos. Most of the animals are fearless of humans, so wide-angle and mediumtelephoto zooms give the best results unless you need to isolate a particular subject or when photographing tiny finches and flamingoes (a 200mm will suffice). You can approach most animals within touching distance, but never initiate contact. It’s okay if they touch you, but you doing so will get you sent back to the ship. A few days into our trip, we visit Isla Santa Maria to snorkel with sea turtles and visit a flamingo colony. Flamingoes are probably the shyest animals in the Galápagos. They feed in their lagoons, but usually get close enough to the shoreline that you can photograph them with a 200mm telephoto. The key here is to stay low, still and wait for them to approach you. I use a tripod and a wide f-stop of f11 at 1/250 second. A really good flamingo shot showcases its long curved neck; wait until it lifts its head from feeding or while it’s walking and capture its reflection in the water.

Waved albatrosses make landfall every couple of years on Isla Española (between April to August) to mate and raise their young. These majestic flyers have three-metre wingspans, so use a 70mm telephoto lens to capture portraits while they’re nesting or in flight, returning from feeding. For portraits use f11 and 1/250 second. Try 1/500 second and f8 for flying shots, making sure to pan the bird and compose with those three-metre wings along a diagonal.

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Sea lions are found on every island and even resting on the sidewalks of Puerto Ayora, the main town, but the best place to

photograph them is on beautiful Gardner Beach on the east coast of Isla Española. In this close-up situation I like to use a 16mm fisheye lens at f8 with 1/60 second. Its curved-and-distorted perspective produces unexpected images.

On the west side of Isla Española are the Nazca, red-footed and blue-footed booby colonies. Of the three, the blue-footed is the most photogenic. The male finds a viewing rock and waves his blue feet to attract a mate. When I find a male in a suitable lighting position, I use a 14–24mm wide-angle zoom, switch off auto focus and manually set the focus to one metre. Using 1/200 second and f16, I hold the camera with one hand extended towards the bird so as not to disturb its dance. I recheck my framing and composition after each shot until I find the best focal length. No trip to the Galápagos would be complete without photographing the giant tortoises that can weigh 500 pounds and live for 150 years. You can spot wild ones in the lush damp highlands of Isla San Cristóbal and Isla Isabela and captive ones in pens at the Charles Darwin Research Station in Puerto Ayora on Isla Santa Cruz. Over the years, whalers and sailors decimated the tortoises for food, but local guides can help you find the few

remaining wild ones. Or you can always photograph the ones at the research station. The rugged volcanic landscape of the Galápagos Islands makes for some great photography. If your itinerary permits, climb to the top of Isla Bartolomé’s tallest cinder cone in the late afternoon to witness (and photograph, of course) to-die-for panoramas of neighbouring islands and the famous Pinnacle Rock. The only way to see the islands is by boat and a number of tour companies offer 8- to 10-day cruises on small vessels (most carry 16 to 50 passengers). You’ll visit six to eight islands and the knowledgeable park rangers (assigned to each vessel) escort all shore excursions to provide valuable information and make sure you don’t break any rules. You’ll experience the famous bluefooted booby two-step within touching distance, mockingbirds pecking at your shoelaces, iguanas crawling over your feet and playful sea lions performing figure eights around you when snorkeling. In the Galápagos, you won’t have to sneak up on the wildlife…but you will have to be careful where you step.

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All smiles

This dentist’s desire to give back was forged in dental school and now continues in Uganda

courtesy of Dr. Brian Leibtog

gap-toothed smile—if you’re not an adorable six-year-old—can be a source of discomfort, social unease and even shame no matter where you live, be that Canada or a developing nation like Uganda. Last winter, Toronto’s Dr. Brian Leibtog spent 12 days in the impoverished East Central African nation, helping ease the stigma and pain of tooth decay and loss in dental patients during a mission organized by the Canadian charity Bridge to Health Medical and Dental. Altogether, medical and dental volunteers cared for about 10,000 patients, treating a wide variety of conditions during eight intense clinic days. The volunteer mission was based in the rugged and hilly district of Kabale in Uganda, 420 kilometres southwest of the capital of Kampala. Leibtog was one of two general dentists who were part of a multidisciplinary dental team consisting of three prosthodontists and a prosthodontist student, two University of Toronto students, a restorative hygienist and a pair of dental assistants. Due to the high consumption of sugar cane, a lack of oral health know-how and a dearth of fluoride in the well water, many Ugandans suffer from extensive caries. Leibtog undertook extractions and fillings, but was also hands-on, helping the prosthodontists create preliminary alginate impressions as the first step in creating removable prosthodontics for their Ugandan patients. The creation of removable prosthodontics is a unique and challenging addition to Bridge to Health’s already comprehensive inventory of dental care that includes cleanings, fillings and extractions as well as preventive measures like screenings, fluoride application, toothbrush distribution and oral hygiene instruction for the village children. In Canada, the creation of prosthodontics requires several visits to a dental office, which works closely with a dental lab. There are no such luxuries in Uganda, as volunteers only have one day to create removable dentures for a patient, as the team travels by truck to a new village every day of the mission. People needing dentures, usually to replace anterior teeth that had been knocked out due to traumatic accidents or

physical violence, are ensconced all day at the clinic as alginate impressions are made and models poured. Prostheses are created based upon the models, then cured in a Triad light cure machine. Once these are finished, numerous adjustments are made to ensure a snug and comfortable fit in the patients’ mouths. The patients’ final reaction, says Leibtog, is one of delight. “The missing teeth affected their lives, whether it was social stigma or being unable to chew meat on special occasions, which made them feel socially isolated. It was young people as well as old who were missing their front teeth, and restoring their smile made them so, so appreciative.” In a sense, Leibtog has been on a mission to help people smile since he was a student at Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine. “I really love to make people laugh and smile and it breaks my heart when I see people who don’t smile because they don’t like their teeth.” Currently focus“I really love to ing his practice on implant make people laugh prosthodontics at the and smile and it breaks Chrysalis Dental Centres in my heart when I see his home city of Toronto, people who don’t smile Leibtog began working because they don’t like with kindergarten children their teeth,” says Dr. while a first-year student in Brian Leibtog Boston, performing screenings and making recommendations on oral health. “It was part of the culture of the school that being a dental health professional was a privilege and part of your duty was to help those in need.” By fourth year, Leibtog was working in health centres and shelters for the poor under the supervision of a licensed dentist, dealing with the rampant decay that often accompanies life on the street. Today, Leibtog continues to help street people in Toronto, volunteering with the Yonge Street Mission and Evergreen Centre for Street Youth. Once a month, Leibtog spends a day at the centre treating adults in the morning. In the afternoon, he sees youth aged 25 and younger. Many of them need to have their wisdom teeth extracted or haven’t received a teeth cleaning “in years. But typically it’s not so bad, because

they haven’t had 20 years of poor diet and nutrition.” Leibtog is currently making tentative plans for his next volunteer trip abroad. Bridge to Health has begun missions to Kenya, or Leibtog may consider returning again to Uganda. He may also undertake a volunteer trip to the far north of Ontario to Sioux Lookout, about 1,750 kilometres northwest of Toronto, where Bridge to Health is developing a new program in partnership with Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority (SLFNHA). The program will work with Meno-Ya-Win Health Centre, which services an area larger than France, focusing on collaborating with SLFNHA to provide comprehensive care to two isolated reserves. “It’s incredibly fulfilling to be helping others,” says Leibtog. “I learned so much in Uganda; it opened a lot of doors for me and it was fun to create friendships that will last a lifetime.”

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D r . k e l l e n s i lv e r t h o r n Dr. Kellen Silverthorn is Just For Canadian Dentists’ automotive writer. He tries to keep one convertible and/or one track-day car in the family fleet.

Shared rides

first explored fractional ownership approaches to exotic sport cars a decade ago. The shine has faded from that business model. But that’s okay, as a whole new alternative universe to individual car ownership is unfolding today. Granted, it’s unfolding primarily for Canadians in the three largest metropolitan centres. The rest of us will have to wait for champions to emerge and expand across the land. The various forms of car sharing are highest among the urban and underage-30 set. And if paying for car use by the hour and kilometre satisfies millennials, they

of all types serving 18,000 owner-members. Return-to-start trips only permitted. The British Columbia Automobile Association’s Evo car-sharing business model is only slightly more capitalist. Evo’s scale is 1,250 cars from 123 Vancouver locations. BCAA membership is not required. Reflecting their youth target market, each Evo is a hybrid Toyota Prius equipped with bike/ski racks. Evo also allows one-way trips within defined geographical areas. Further into capitalism’s realm, multinational car rental companies have divisions rebranded as major players in urban car sharing. Zipcar is owned by Avis-Budget. Enterprise CarShare is owned by the eponymous car rental folks. Enterprise has roughly 400 vehicles across 200 locations in Ontario’s Golden Triangle. Car manufacturers are also increasingly moving to their own car-sharing operations. Daimler, the parent firm to Smart cars, has operated car2go since 2009, with 14,000 car sharing vehicles in major cities The blue-and-white of the world. Since car2go Smart cars are 2017 car2go has added becoming ubiquitous in downtown Montréal smaller models from (here), Vancouver and another of Daimler’s Sm ar t sh ar in g. . . Calgary brands, MercedesBenz. Vancouver has the may never join us boomers as car owners. largest membership base of Surprisingly, the modern car-sharing 11 North American car2go operations at era in Canada is coming up to its 25th 137,000 for their fleet of 1,100 cars. One-way anniversary. The first efforts were grassroots trips within certain boundaries are allowed. co-op type structures. Many never achieved Maven is GM’s big jump into the carscale—though progenitor Communauto sharing field, recently opening up Canada’s today boasts 2,000 economy cars across first branch in Toronto. Expect big things. southern Québec, southern Ontario and Toyota, another car-company colossus is reHalifax. Membership exceeds 50,000 with branding itself as a “Mobility” provider, so 600 fixed locations, plus 700 “floating cars.” expect them soon as a car-sharing player. One-way trips are allowed in Québec City Competition on price and car numbers and Montréal. will be somewhat less central to the entries Modo, almost as long-standing, serves of Porsche, BMW and Cadillac—each have Vancouver and Victoria. It has 600 vehicles pilot subscription programs in US metro

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areas. These programs allow subscribers to cycle through numerous different models from their own brand. I’m intrigued by where dealer groups will take car sharing. There are hundreds of dealer groups across North America. Many groups represent multiple premium brands. If I wanted a steady diet of different premium vehicles from as many brands as possible, how might they service that want? We are still in early days with this, but check out Dallas’ Park Place Select (parkplaceselect.com). Uber, Lyft and other ride-hailing apps provide an alternative to car sharing. Car hailing in Canada, for now at least, still comes with a driver. Uber is available in Edmonton, Toronto, Ottawa, Montréal, Québec City and Halifax, while Lyft is found across much of southern Ontario. GM and Ford both have Lyft partnerships. Turo is a San Francisco-based firm that promises to do for private car owners what airbnb did for underutilized accommodation assets. The firm describes itself as operating a peer-to-peer carsharing marketplace. Turo has small operations in Toronto, Montréal and Vancouver. Getaround has a similar but, for now, USA-only business model. The holy grail at the end of all this car-sharing activity is the public-access autonomous vehicle. Ride-hailing without an actual human driver…because artificial intelligence within and between cars will eventually render drivers obsolete. This endgame is where the financial titans are focused—Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Alibaba and TenCent. Each is eyeing the grand prize of having its own brand’s autonomous pods transporting its many subscribers ad hoc to wherever they need to go. I’m all for maximizing the efficient use of roads, parking spaces and cars. I also understand the attraction of letting HAL drive at times. I’m just hoping the future universe of alternatives to individual car ownership addresses those of us who actually enjoy driving a powerful, responsive thoroughbred down a deserted, twisty road.

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the thirsty dentist lisa kadane Lisa Kadane is a newspaper and magazine writer who likes to travel and partake in the destination’s preferred tipple, whether it’s rum, wine, a margarita or whisky sour. She’s been sharing her thoughts on spirits and cocktails since 2010.

Pop goes the cork (or can) In BC, more wineries are getting fizzy with it

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ook at the pearls going up,” says Jennifer Molgat, entranced by her glass. I peer into my full flute inside The View Winery in southeast Kelowna and see what the French call perlage—a delicate procession of bubbles rising from the bottom like a strand of tiny pearls. These bitsy beads of effervescence are, in fact, what give the 2016 Traditional Pearls Brut, released this spring, its name. It’s a dry, crisp sparkling wine with apple notes and limey citrus up front, and a rich mousse finish that comes from

perhaps the world is ready for carbonated wine-in-a-can. “We have women ride up on their horses and fill their panniers with Bling,” says Molgat, president of The View Winery. Calling BC’s Okanagan Valley the Wild West of sparkling wine is apropos—winemakers here are definitely playing around with how a bubbly is made (and sold), with delightful and delectable results. In fact, BC leads the country in sparkling wine production, where nearly 75 wineries (of 270 in the province) make a sparkling or frizzante (semi-sparkling) product. I haven’t always Su m m er ti m e sippin g: been a bubbly buff, but a visit to a bu bb ly. . . in a ca n Champagne house several years ago turned me on to the fizz. The gold standard from France isn’t exactly wallet-friendly, however, so I’ve sought out Canadian sparkling on this side of the pond. Turns out, sparkling wine has been seducing more wine drinkers than just me. No longer reserved for special occasions, people now pop a encapsulated yeast that ferments the cork to welcome friends into their home or bubbly right in the bottle, where it rests order a glass to kick off an evening out. And on lees (the dead yeast cells that spark as the days lengthen and the temperatures fermentation in the bottle) for nine months. rise, a crisp, dry sparkling or frizzante rosé Pearls is made from a blend of Riesling and makes a fantastic patio spritzer. White Pinotage grapes, which grow well on “It’s one of the fastest-growing The View’s 50 acres of vineyards. It works categories, and it’s starting to be available beautifully, and demonstrates the terroirat a more reasonable price point,” says driven trend that’s reflected in releases Mike Anderson, The View’s winemaker. from a growing number of wineries that are Indeed, within Canada, sparkling wine sales getting fizzy with it. outpace still. The View also makes a sparkling rosé and As a result, wineries are having a hard six-pack cans of sparkling wine called Bling, time keeping up with demand. Kelowna’s available in pink or white, that are insanely Tantalus Vineyards, for example, sold out of popular for poolside sipping. Fun fact: in its 2014 Old Vines Riesling Brut and its 2014 the past two years, The View has seen a Traditional Method Blanc de Noir (made 900% increase in sales of Bling, proving that from 100% Pinot Noir grapes) months ago.

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Fortunately, there’s still a lot to go around, with more being released this spring. Sparkling leader Summerhill Pyramid Winery, which pioneered bubbly in the valley with its award-winning Cipes Brut, makes a range of sparkling wines including a traditional method sparkling from 100% Cabernet Franc and a sparkling icewine that delivers fizzy mouthfuls of ripe strawberry and raspberry. Farther south, Bella Wines in Naramata has dedicated itself solely to sparkling, including a traditional method Blanc de Blancs (100% Chardonnay) from various vineyards, and a 2015 Methode Ancestrale portfolio, where both the Rosé and Brut wine fermentation starts in a barrel and finishes in the bottle with bubbles. “People really are dabbling in sparkling,” confirms Sarah Bain, winemaker at Fitzpatrick Family Vineyards between Peachland and Summerland. “Everyone’s figuring out what varieties work here.” Part of what makes Canada a good country for growing grapes destined for bubbly—from Chardonnay to Riesling—is its cool climate. Long summer days and cool nights allow the fruit to ripen slowly and hold on to the acidity necessary to make a good sparkling backbone. That’s what makes Bain so excited about the grapes growing at Fitzpatrick Family Vineyards. The winery is isolated between Okanagan Lake and Mt. Eneas, which shades the grapes from the scorching late-afternoon sun. They’ve had success with the traditional Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grapes, which make up the 2014 Fitz Brut and the reserve sparklings—a 2014 Blanc de Blancs and a 2014 Sparkling Rosé, released this spring. They’re also making bubbly in the style of Champagne, referred to as the traditional method, where wine ages on lees for at least 24 months. No sparkling wine in a can here. But what I love about BC bubbly is the fact that you can ride your horse right up to the vineyard to buy cans of Bling for your pool party, if it suits. Or, you can uncork a more traditional bottle and watch the perlage dance in your glass. In the Okanagan Valley, anything goes.

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ver lunch, my hostess shares stories about a not-so-long-ago war. Rejna was just becoming a young woman when the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s reached her hometown of Bilje in Croatia. She and other youth and children were evacuated, told they were going on a “holiday.” She remembers the exact date: August 22, 1991. But not all were so lucky. Rejna tells us about a friend: “I wouldn’t survive 10% of what he did.” It’s gut-wrenching to hear tales of atrocities, of “The War,” as everyone here simply refers to that time. Rejna returned to Bilje six years later, with UN peacekeepers, when she was 18. Today she lives in her purple house (across from an apple-green one) and happily serves shots of her homemade cherry slivovitz (and a stronger plum version). She’s also prepared mesna štruca (meatloaf) and strudel for dessert. Her easy smile wavers only when she talks about the past, the hard times I hear about again and again on this tour through Eastern Europe, from Budapest to Bucharest, along the Danube. Still, Rejna beams as she bids us goodbye. My lunch companions and I get on a bus and return to the ship we’re touring with, continuing east to encounter other histories and stories. The lunch with Rejna is part of an excursion on this Scenic river cruise. The company, which specializes in luxury cruises and tours around the world, began offering such enriching experiences as a way to dig deeper into the local culture and foster connections (much of the onboard staff is from the countries we visit). And it’s a welcome revelation.

Another lovely young Croatian woman, Dajana, is our guide in Osijek, where she points out bullet-riddled walls along the main square (she calls it the Homeland War and says matter-of-factly, “This has always been Balkan and this has always been a place of fighting. There will always be idiots.”). But then she also raves about the local coffee, again with a ready smile. It’s Turkish style (this town was also under Turkish rule for some 160 years) and is as promised: rich and strong. Walking along the streets, I pass by a bubbling cauldron that seems out of medieval times. It’s fish stew or fiš, cooked over an outdoor fire by a young man who tends it while scrolling on his smartphone. There are two worlds here, before and after, old and new, with a middle ground of both. Back on board, the staff shares more of this dichotomy, telling us of growing up in the Communist era, under Tito in the former Yugoslavia (who some may think of nostalgically now) or Lech Wałęsa in Poland (a name spoken with reverence). In each port there’s some kind of celebration of regional traditions. In Belgrade we get a folk-dance performance and sample fresh, unripened kajmak cheese that the chef brought on board from the local market. And every night there’s a sampling of local wines (and something different for my nightcap: Becherovka from the Czech Republic, rakija from Serbia, Osječko pivo or beer from Croatia). But it’s the daily excursions that really make an impression, when I get to meet and interact with people that live and work in these port towns and cities. In Kalocsa in Hungary, there’s the House of Paprika, showcasing the country’s go-to spice. And a horse show unlike any I’ve seen before. I watch a csikós, Hungarian “cowboy,”

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On the banks of the Danube in Romania is the “rock face” of Decebalus (43 metres high, 32 metres wide), the last king of the Dacian Empire (now Romania), thought to be the tallest such

rock sculpture in Europe; street scene in Osijek, Croatia, where the walls of buildings still bear scars from artillery fire during the Yugoslavian Civil War of the 1990s, also referred to as the Third Balkan War middle

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a funky café across from leafy Students Park and surrounded by graffiti art. Belgrade, which translates to the White City, certainly feels bright and thriving. Before the cruise starts, in Budapest, I also explore on my own, taking advice from one of the dashing young staff members at the Aria hotel (Hungary is known for its dark-and-handsome men) to visit one of the thermal baths (Rudas, a smaller bath house frequented by Budapestians). Sitting in the steamy, octagonal, cavern-like space that’s been here since the 16th century (built by Turks, an invading force in Hungary as well) is one sure way to get cozy with the locals. Women wear apron-like coverings, some just over Scenic Luxury Cruises and bottoms, others covering breasts, and even as a kind of Tours has a range of itineraries turban. I stick to my bathing suit, which marks me as a in Europe. The Black Sea Explorer tourist. No matter, I join in the ritualistic immersion from travels down the Danube from Budapest to Bucharest: scenic.ca. pool to pool, plunging between hot and cold spring Before sailing, stay at the waters, listening to the hypnotizing hum of an indeciAria Hotel in Budapest: pherable language (Hungarian is unlike any other tongue) ariahotelbudapest.com. echoing from all-ages, -shapes and -sizes of bathers. I emerge back into the light and cross over one of the bridges from Buda to Pest, where the old town and Aria Hotel are, aglow and ready to gaze at more handsome Hungarian men. It’s one lovely afternoon in what’s to be a steady sequence along the Danube. That coffee in Osijek, lunch in Bilje…and being guided by a stranger into the golden bowels of Saint Sava in Belgrade (one of the largest churches in the world) where a group of Serbian Orthodox men take turns in liturgical singing. In Arbanasi, in Bulgaria, I hear more sweet, devotional songs inside a tiny church with centuries-old frescoes crumbling before my eyes (the entire village is akin to a museum and a UNESCO World Heritage Site). Then, after following the Danube to where it empties into the Black Sea, another excursion takes me to Varna on the Bulgarian coast of this tumultuous body of water (its name is said to do with the many lives it’s claimed). I walk along a beach where a couple sunbathes and marvel at yet another ancient city I knew nothing about before this cruise. Ruins here date back thousands of years to the Varna Necropolis, including treasures on view at the Museum of Archaeology (the shining star of the collection is the world’s oldest gold artifact, circa 4600 BC). The Scenic Black Sea Explorer cruise culminates in Bucharest (inland from the Danube) and the Romanian capital is another surprise: a miniature Paris with its Haussmann-inspired architecture and own version of the Arc de Triomphe (here, it’s Arcul de Triumf). I stroll along the grand avenues and back streets, past kitschy Count Dracula tchotchkes in souvenir shops and striking locals striding across the cobblestones. I do a double-take of a dazzling woman in a flamboyant, flowy romper that swirls behind her. She seems as if she belongs in Paris…but, ah, yes, she’s in the Little Paris of the East. Because, from Budapest to Bucharest, what was once sequestered behind the Iron Curtain is now so “with it” and yet unflinching about its past. Going with the flow, alongside the sinuous twists and turns of the Danube through this storied landscape.

An epic horse show with a csikós Hungarian “cowboy” (who stands atop and straddles two horses) is one part of the many excursions off the Scenic ship; looking down the grand spiral staircase at the Aria Hotel in Budapest; Bucharest, known as Little Paris of the East, also has an clockwise from top

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Serbia bottom row from left The village of Arbanasi in Bulgaria is home to the striking Nativity Church, which dates back to the mid-1600s; fish stew, fiš, bubbles over an outdoor fire in Osijek, Croatia—one of many unexpected vignettes seen on excursions during the Black Sea Explorer cruise with Scenic

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Le Migneron de Charlevoix

Sugar pie Vignette off the main street in Baie-Saint-Paul

Flying over the UNESCO recognized Charlevoix Biosphere Reserve

Local wine, Le Charlevoyou

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ntoxicating like champagne without the next day’s hangover.” This was how US President William Howard Taft described the air of Murray Bay in La Malbaie, a town on the edge of the St. Lawrence River. Today, La Malbaie looks much like it did a century ago, when Taft and other American luminaries made this village in the Charlevoix region of Québec their summer playground. Stately old mansions still overlook the grand waterway and clapboard cottages dot the shoreline. And this pretty-as-a-postcard place is where Canada is hosting the 2018 G7 Summit, June 8–9 (g7.gc.ca/en/). The region will be under a bright spotlight as foreign dignitaries and world leaders convene at Le Manoir Richelieu (fairmont.com/Richelieu). The chateau-like hotel (part of the Fairmont chain) is the hotel in the area, and while it won’t be accessible to the public during the G7, this year-round retreat (about 80 km east of Québec City and 380 km from Montréal) is a posh base from which to explore Charlevoix’s “champagne” character. First, there’s cheese. Ciel de Charlevoix (ah, a blue like the sky), Le Migneron (buttery and hazelnut-like), L’Hercule (strong like its namesake), 1608 (named for the

only-here Canadienne cow that dates back to that same year). Agritourism is a big deal here (not only cheese, but beer, cider, wine…all part of the so-called “Flavour Trail of Charlevoix”; routedessaveurs.com). Bon appétit! And then there’s the surprising art scene. Something in the scenery and light has attracted artists since the days of Taft et al. West of La Malbaie is Baie-Saint-Paul, which is said to have the most art galleries per capita in Canada. A stroll down the main street, rue Saint-JeanBaptiste, takes you past artists’ busts (the Group of Seven were among past painters here), galleries (there’s even a modern-art museum, Musée d’art contemporain de BaieSaint-Paul), gift shops, cafés and charming vignettes like fluttering garments on a clothesline. Just about every corner could be framed. And each fall, the town brings in artists from around the world as part of Rêves d’Automne, a festival of painting (revesdautomne.com). This is also where the world-famous Cirque du Soleil was hatched, one of the founders of which went on to convert a local monastery into a chic resort hotel that’s now Le Germain Hotel & Spa Charlevoix. At lunch in the hotel’s Restaurant le Bercail it’s all about terroir products:

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local microbrew (La Vache Folle), wine (Le Charlevoyou) and, of course, cheese (Le Migneron, s’il te plait et merci). Then, right outside, take the Train de Charlevoix that skirts the St. Lawrence (some 125 km between Québec City and La Malbaie) to Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive, where a ferry crosses the river to Isle-aux-Coudres. The island, with its scenic 23 km circuit, is a popular bike destination. Rent and ride (velocoudres.com), coasting past sweet little chapels and orchards, stopping to refuel for cider at Cidrerie et Vergers Pedneault (vergerspedneault.com) and then sugar pie at Boulangerie Bouchard (boulangeriebouchard.com). It’s all bucolic to the Nth degree. This region does, after all, contain a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. La Réserve de la biosphère de Charlevoix, rising from the shores of the St. Lawrence to dramatic gorges and plateaus at 1,150 metres, is best seen by venturing deep within the reserve in Des Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie park. It’s as a T-shirt in the park’s gift shop says: La vie en plein air: ma seconde nature. “Outdoor life: my second nature.” Must be that champagne air… — Barb Sligl

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There’s a tantalizing range of food and drink that complements the capital’s many other attractions by

’m devouring a delectable braised lamb shank with celery root purée at the upscale Riviera restaurant. It’s just steps from Ottawa’s new Lord Stanley’s Gift monument, which commemorates the 1893 creation of hockey’s Stanley Cup. What a dream lunch spot for any NHL fan! Although my mouth is full, I’m smiling inside. Granted, it’s partly because I just finished a Grapefruits of Wrath cocktail (Tromba

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Tequila Blanco, Campari, IPA lemon, simple syrup, Bittermens Hopped Grapefruit Bitters) at this high-ceilinged former bank, named one of Canada’s top 10 new restaurants of 2017 by enRoute magazine. Yet I’m also stoked because the dining scene in our nation’s capital is exceeding my expectations. Fifty years ago, the joke went: “If you want a good meal in Ottawa, go to Montréal.” How times have changed. Today in Ottawa, if the squabbling between

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politicians—or millionaire hockey stars and billionaire owners—leaves a bad taste in your mouth, there’s a cornucopia of flavours for every palate and budget to help you move on. I decide to spice up top local attractions during my visit by pairing them with exceptional eateries. For instance, after enjoying the panoramic view of this city (and larger National Capital Region that’s home to 1.3 million) from the 92-metre-

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Looking at Parliament Hill from across the Ottawa River during tulip season. The annual Canadian Tulip Festival takes place this year on May 11–21.

high Peace Tower at Parliament, I stroll to The Albion Rooms at the four-star Novotel Ottawa hotel. Gastropub chef Peter Saunders’ farm-totable philosophy rewards me with appetizers like the Scotch egg with fruit ketchup, roast cauliflower, and thrice-fried fries. After that, I figure polishing off the signature elk burger with old cheddar and molasses bacon can’t hurt my quest for Justin Trudeauworthy abs too much. (Elk is lean, right?)

I savour walking up the long, naturally lit ramp to the granite-and-glass Colonnade at the National Gallery of Canada. Viewing artwork from Impressionist master Camille Pissarro’s Hay Harvest at Éragny to Inuit innovator Kenojuak Ashevak’s Birds Feeding Among Spring Flowers puts me in an even lighter mood. Just down Sussex Drive, I go to the dark side at the Moscow Tea Room. In the opulent, intimately lit lounge, servers

in slinky red dresses entice me with the infamous “Vladimir” perogies with goat cheese and sliced beets and keep the Baltika #7 beers coming. It’s one tasty stealth operation. The next day, I’m still ruminating over enigmatic former Russian Ottawa Senators like Alexei Yashin and Alexei Kovalev when I head to Rideau Hall. The residence of every Governor General since 1867 abounds with classic echoes of Canada’s hockey legacy.

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From the stately ballroom where Maurice “Rocket” Richard received the Order of Canada in 1967 to the solid-nickel Canada Cup trophy from 1991, I feel awe in the pit of my stomach. Afterwards, I take a quick Uber to the belly-pleasing Fraser Café. Operated by brothers Ross and Simon Fraser, it celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2018. At this homey New Edinburgh establishment with exposed brick walls, I warm up with scrumptious tomato and curry soup and thyme lemonade as “Oh, Pretty Woman” and “California Dreamin’” play in the background. I feel like singing when my fried chicken sandwich with pickles and spicy mayo arrives. The tarragon ice cream for dessert provides a world-class encore. As this is Canada, my thoughts gravitate back to hockey. I imagine local fans were driven to drink after the Senators got within one game of the 2017 Stanley Cup final— and then missed the 2018 NHL playoffs. The following day, I too am driven to drink on BrewDonkey’s six-hour, bus-based Rideau Rally craft beer tour. “This will not be a leisurely tour,” owneroperator Brad Campeau gleefully proclaims. Guests sample at least three beers at five area breweries, plus SuzyQ’s maple bacon and salty caramel doughnuts. I guzzle everything from Dominion City’s best-selling Two Flags (a hoppy 7% IPA) to Broken Stick’s Star Wars-inspired Cherrybacca (a 5.3% cherry-flavoured Belgian blonde ale). By the end, I can barely spell “Alexei Kovalev,” and I feel great. I mosey over to the Hintonburg Public House for some post-imbibing comfort food. And this Wellington West pub delivers with its housemade sour cream and onion potato chips and shepherd’s pie with smoked ham hock. Candle-lit mason jars and polished wooden benches enhance the relaxed ambience and encourage me to settle in. On my last day in town, I visit the Canada Science and Technology Museum. At this newly renovated, 80,000-square-foot venue, it’s the gloriously retro exhibits that pique my fancy, like the monochrome AES Plus 103 computer built in Montréal in 1987, and the Crazy Kitchen, whose 1960s-style top Beers on tap in the cozy Hintonburg Public House middle row from left One of the signature dishes (Charred Leeks) at The Albion Rooms, a cool spot with the bonus of stellar views of Parliament; the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill rises high above the city bottom The National Gallery of Canada, where you can see masterpieces that range from Impressionist to contemporary Inuit art

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decor is designed to mess with your spatial perceptions. It all just makes me hungrier. By now, I’m a bona fide Ottawa food believer. I sign up for C’est Bon Cooking’s Lowertown Tour. This 2.5-hour afternoon walking tour of gourmet destinations around the historic ByWard Market neighbourhood takes my taste buds to new heights. Each year, the heavenly-smelling Stubbe Chocolates handcrafts 120,000 mouthwatering truffles, with flavours like RaspberryChampagne and Irish Coffee. German For more on what’s master chocolatier happening in Ottawa and its Heinrich Stubbe many food + drink offerings is passionate (including info on all the spots mentioned here): about purity and ottawatourism.ca. quality, sourcing his sustainable cocoa beans from Belgium’s Callebaut. “I don’t follow trends, I set them,” he adds. Who am I to argue? Especially with a mouth full of chocolate. At Brothers Beer Bistro, I’d be happy just to expand my palate with such colourfully titled Ontario brews as Bellwoods’ Motley Cru (a barrel-aged wild 8% ale with Gewürztraminer) and Sawdust City’s The Princess Wears Girl Pants (a hoppy 9% saison). Yet after wolfing down the hearty house burger, plus raspberry mint sherbet and blueberry ice cream for dessert, my pleasure peaks when I learn that legendary retired Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson also comes here. Fortunately, I’ve left some room, because this tour ain’t over. From Fiazza’s artisan wood-fired pizzas to the SmoQue Shack’s pulled pork sliders and baby back ribs, from Pili Pili’s spicy grilled African chicken to tiramisu and Neapolitan coffee at Mantovani, my esteem for Ottawa’s outstanding cuisine keeps growing—as does my waistline. (Abs can wait.) Oh, Ottawa. Who knows when you’ll win your first Stanley Cup since 1929? And who knows what bonehead move the politicians gathered here from across the country will pull next? But when it comes to food and drink, you’ve got my vote. top Grapefruits of Wrath cocktail at Riviera, named one of the best new restaurants in Canada in 2017 middle The newly renovated Canada Science and Technology Museum bottom Aboard BrewDonkey’s six-hour, bus-based Rideau Rally craft beer tour, which takes in five area breweries (sample sip: Broken Stick’s Star Wars-inspired Cherrybacca, a fruity Belgian blonde ale)

t h e w e a lt h y d e n t i s t M a n f r e d p u r t z k i Manfred Purtzki is the principal of Purtzki & Associates Chartered Accountants. You can reach him at manfred@purtzki.com.

Money in your pocket How to pay tax on only 50% of your income

r. Sue Dente needs to draw $300,000 from Dentalco, her professional corporation, to pay for living and education expenses, income taxes and a lump-sum payment on the mortgage. No longer able to split income with her family members, the $300,000 payment to her will be reported as a dividend, resulting in a personal tax of $97,992, as per the table below. There is a tax strategy for Dr. Dente to report the $300,000 cash withdrawal from the company as a capital gain. The tax is only $43,661, resulting in a saving of $54,261. The savings shown in the table below depends on the province of your residence. How can you convert your practice income into capital gains? To implement this strategy, you require two main ingredients: • A separate holding company (“Holdco”). • The ability of your existing corporation to pay stock dividends. This simply means that the dividend is paid in the form of shares that are redeemable rather than just cash. The transaction in a nutshell: 1. Dentalco issues stock dividend shares to Dr. Dente. 2. Dr. Dente sells the shares to Holdco. The disposition results in a capital gain. 3. Dentalco redeems the shares held by Holdco for cash. 4. Holdco pays the funds to Dr. Dente in consideration for the shares received. 5. Dr. Dente reports the gain on her personal tax return.

Your corporation has to meet all of the following three conditions: 1. At the time of the capital gains transaction, 90% of the fair market value of the corporate assets must be used in an active dental practice. 2. During the 24 months prior to the transaction, 50% of the fair market value of the corporate assets must have been used in the active dental practice. 3. You must have owned the shares 24 months prior to the transaction. Implementing the capital gains strategy involves some complexity, so make sure you have experienced tax professionals document the transaction. They will also explain to you some of the tax risks. The capital gains strategy generates amazing tax savings that will put a lot more money in your pocket.

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Goodbye on paper

Writing your own resignation letter is an illuminating exercise

mental process of resigning from my job. I’m not talking about retirement or selling my company, I’m talking about simply resigning from my job. Many in the business community talk about transitioning out of their business and many business owners are advised that if they can make themselves replaceable, they’ll actually make the business more valuable and saleable.

While I believe all of this to be true, the actual process of psychologically letting go of all of the responsibilities that we have created for ourselves is daunting. These responsibilities are embedded in whatever title we presently hold as a business owner and are very self-constructed. It’s much easier to talk about replacing yourself and letting go of the reins in theory than it is in actual practice. Four and a half years ago I hired a Chief Operating Officer to lessen the management and senior administration burden that had started to overwhelm me at times. It worked. It wasn’t easy. For the first couple years, I had to learn to let go and allow someone else to make decisions that I might otherwise have made differently. But, again, it worked. I have relieved myself of substantial administrative and senior management responsibilities. Now I’m taking this farther with this idea of writing my own resignation letter. It starts like this: Dear Timothy: It is with great reservation that I write this

letter to inform you that I will no longer be acting and working as the Chief Executive Officer of the company effective -------I left the date blank. And then I went on further to write about how much I enjoyed my job and how much it had provided me in terms of career rewards and financial benefit. I also wrote to myself with great reservation that somebody more youthful would probably take over my position with more energy and more enthusiasm than I have expressed or exhibited for the position lately. This is when I started to choke up. I became quite emotional about resigning from my job and thinking that someone else could probably do it better. It’s difficult to admit that you have reached your limit. Business owners and senior managers work so hard and we pour everything we have into our companies. I read something the other day that I want to repeat: “When someone else is prepared to invest more in your company, it is probably time for you to let it go.” I am not quite there yet, but I do not think I am very far away. You do not have to be a business owner or a healthcare practitioner to write a “letter of resignation.” Anyone can. And should. I recommend this exercise to all who read this column—it might be as enlightening to you as it was to me.

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wrote my resignation letter to myself the other day. Being a business owner and Chief Executive Officer, I don’t need to write a letter of resignation to anybody, but I went through the exercise just to see what it would be like. I wanted to examine the

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dentists share their picks + pleasures dr. Marcia Boyd started working as a dentist in the far reaches of the Arctic, where the people and places had a profound effect on her (read “Pay it Forward” in the January/February 2018 issue of this magazine). Her long and illustrious career as a dental professional culminated in receiving the Order of Canada a few years ago. As she says, “I’ve been blessed in choosing dentistry as a profession and for the opportunities I have had. I am very grateful for my many colleagues and friends—I treasure them all! And I’m still working!!!” My name: Marcia Boyd I live, practise in: Vancouver, BC My training: DDS, MEd Why I was drawn to dentistry: Healthcare—to help people My last trip: Ottawa for work!

Memorable restaurant: Some hole-in-the-wall in Cannes :) A “wow” hotel/ resort I’d happily stay at again: Peninsula Hotel, Hong Kong A favourite place that I keep returning to: San Francisco

I always travel with: CBC Radio One Favourite city: Venice Favourite book: The One Minute Manager Must-see TV: Jamie Oliver (cooking show)

I’d describe my home as: Chaotic but lived in and welcoming

My go-to exercise/sport: ;-( Perhaps none! Just brain activity…

One thing I’d change about myself: Wish I loved exercise!

My car: Toyota Highlander Hybrid

Favourite spectator sport: Curling!

The word that best describes me: A good friend

I’d want this with me if stranded on a desert island: Munchkin, my cat =^-^=

I’m inspired by: My many friendships—I’m blessed!

Last purchase: Soft ice cream on BC Ferries Last splurge: Theatre tickets— front row centre

My motto: Look like a woman, Outthink a man, Act

Dr. Boyd in Peru with a friend and receiving the Order of Canada…as well as a few of her favourite things, from cheese and curling to a must-read business classic

Can’t believe I’ve never been to: Africa

The best souvenir I’ve brought back from a trip: Inuit soapstone carvings from the Canadian Arctic

Dream vacation: Committing caloric suicide all over Italy!

Best meal anywhere: A while ago…Charlie Trotters, Chicago

If I could travel anywhere, I’d go: Anywhere! My jet-lag cure: Denial!

Favourite band/ album or song: The Beatles (How OLD am I????) My first job: Fuller Brush door-to-door sales Gadget or gear I could not do without: iPhone OMG!

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Most-frequented store: Consignment stores I have too many: Of most everything, too much “stuff”! My fridge is always stocked with: Cheese My guilty pleasure: Foie gras

My secret to relaxing and relieving tension: Meditation A talent I wish I had: A beautiful singing voice A big challenge I’ve faced: The loss of my immediate family members

like a lady and Work like a horse! A cause that’s close to my heart: Supporting my community and friends On my must-do list: Mediterranean cruise If I wasn’t a dentist, I’d be: Archeologist

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Most exotic place I’ve travelled to: China and Thailand