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How To Lower Your Stress Level On The Spot
How do you handle stressful situations? Good? Bad? Ugly? Indeed, stress is known to negatively affect our mental, physical, and spiritual well-being — all of if can be disarming at times. High stress levels also have been connected with many of today’s leading causes of death as well: cancer; heart disease; suicide; lung disorders; and [...]
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Must-Try Restaurants In Waterloo
Despite being the smallest city of the three cities in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Waterloo’s size makes it an ideal home for folks looking to settle. Waterloo’s quality of life, is augmented by its arts, heritage, beautiful scenery, community, parks, and of course its food. Waterloo is the home of some of the finest [...]
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9 Ways Seniors Can Boost Energy in the Morning
According to researchers from the University of Sydney, those aged of 45+ who sit more than 11 hours a day, increase chances of death by 40 per cent, compared to those who sit 3 hours or less. Indeed, retirees have been known to lead sedentary lives. However, the case should be quite the opposite. Sitting [...]
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Top Five Reasons Why Uptown Life Lease Collection Loves RIM Park
One of the many perks Uptown Life Lease residents have is being a part of the vibrant Waterloo community. Our great location gives our residents the ability to get close with Waterloo life; including, one of Waterloo’s most-prized community attractions: RIM Park. Being only a short 16-minute drive away from our Uptown Life Lease Collection, [...]
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25 Must-Read Quotes About Retirement
“I’ve got a sizeable retirement nest egg. It’s an ostrich egg, and it’s going to make an omelet so big that it’ll produce enough leftovers for decades. ” – Jarod Kintz “Don’t simply retire from something; have something to retire to. ” – Harry Emerson Fosdick “Gainfully unemployed, very proud of it, too.” – Charles Baxter “The [...]
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3 Public Art Attractions You Have To See In Waterloo
When you’re an Uptown Life Lease resident you’ll get to explore the city of Waterloo with an artistic eye. The city of Waterloo is filled with free public art renderings for anyone to enjoy. Below, we uncover a few of Waterloo’s hidden artistic gems, all famous for offering locales and tourists a refreshing yet classic [...]
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The BEST Ontario Bike Trail Lives In Waterloo
If you live in the Kitchener-Waterloo region and love to cycle and weave though world class bike trails, than we have amazing news for you. Waterloo’s very own Hydrocut mountain bike trail recently was ranked best trail in Ontario by Singletracks members. Singletracks used a unique trail-ranking algorithm to rank all trails in the province. [...]
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55 Incredible Quotes About Aging
1. “There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age.” – Sophia Loren 2. “And the beauty of a woman, with passing years only grows!” [...]
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Why The St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market Is Our Grocery Rockstar
One of the many perks of being a resident of The Uptown in Waterloo is the close proximity and convenience of the very popular St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market. Open Thursday and Saturday all year round, Canada’s largest Farmers’ Market is a one-stop shop with hundreds of different vendor items to purchase. Outside during peak season, [...]
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Win A Cruise! Join Us And Visit Our Presentation
Help The Uptown count down the days until our 2013 launch! Stop by, check out our life sized presentations and discover what it’s like to own one of our exquisite life lease units in the flesh…Even if it’s just for a little while. One in every five people will have the opportunity to win a [...]
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How To Lower Your Stress Level On The Spot
How do you handle stressful situations? Good? Bad? Ugly? Indeed, stress is known to negatively affect our mental, physical, and spiritual well-being — all of if can be disarming at times. High stress levels also have been connected with many of today’s leading causes of death as well: cancer; heart disease; suicide; lung disorders; and [...]
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Must-Try Restaurants In Waterloo
Despite being the smallest city of the three cities in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Waterloo’s size makes it an ideal home for folks looking to settle. Waterloo’s quality of life, is augmented by its arts, heritage, beautiful scenery, community, parks, and of course its food. Waterloo is the home of some of the finest [...]
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Top Reasons Why Seniors Love Facebook
Indeed, Facebook has transformed the world. What once was a humdrum college dorm room 2004 startup — an online hangout for college students to get to know each other easier — has evolved into the world’s biggest international community – and yes, it’s free, and always will be. In Facebook, ideas spread incredibly fast to [...]
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Top Trends In Retirement Living
Baby boomers are re-defining retirement living as we know it. With approximately 10, 000 new baby boomers turning 65 every day — a demographic no stranger to change — we find the emergence of new initiatives and trends aimed to improve senior communities across North America. Below we list the top six. Improving Senior Care [...]
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Frequently Asked Questions | Life Lease
What is Life Lease? Life Lease is an approach to developing and operating housing projects for seniors, mature adults, and special groups. This is a legalized ownership arrangement entirely suited to seniors who want to simplify retirement living yet maintain their sense of independence. The lease permits seniors to own a ‘share’ of their retirement [...]
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Oktoberfest Kitchener-Waterloo Returns October 11 – 19
Everyone’s favourite nine-day festival is back! The annual Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest kicks off this October and as always, the most-popular event, the parade, takes place on Thanksgiving Day. Beginning at 8:30 am in Uptown Waterloo come down and join thousands of Oktoberfesters as they line the parade route on King Street and watch all the floats [...]
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8 Ways Pets Improve Senior Living
Whether you have a goldfish, cat, or pooch named smooch, the animal-human bond goes well beyond its immediate benefits. In recent years scientists have only have begun to seriously explore the mental, emotional, and physical benefits pets bring to our daily lives. Of course, when we think of puppies and kittens we often think of [...]
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Top Volunteer Opportunities For Seniors In Waterloo
If you’re the type who loves to be a part of community and develop relationships with neighbours, Waterloo offers many volunteer programs for Uptown Life Lease Collection residents; including, volunteer opportunities for seniors. Indeed, there are many reasons why seniors choose to volunteer in their community. It improves social life which has proven to revitalize [...]
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9 Ways Seniors Can Boost Energy in the Morning
According to researchers from the University of Sydney, those aged of 45+ who sit more than 11 hours a day, increase chances of death by 40 per cent, compared to those who sit 3 hours or less. Indeed, retirees have been known to lead sedentary lives. However, the case should be quite the opposite. Sitting [...]
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Forever Young Lifestyle Show Kitchener Kicks Off This Weekend
The Uptown Life Lease Collection invites you to the highly-anticipated (and free) Forever Young Lifestyle Show this weekend September 22nd at the Waterloo Region Museum (10 Huron Road S.) between 10 am – 5pm. All those in attendance will get to uncover inside secrets, tips, and trends on how to celebrate the best years of [...]
