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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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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 [...]
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Martin Short Live At the Square in Kitchener
If you’re in need of a good laugh, you’re in luck! Emmy award winning comedian Martin Short is coming to Kitchener’s Centre in the Square on September 19 at 8 PM to host a comedic show appropriately named “An Evening with Martin Short”. Originating in Hamilton, Ontario, Short, is the youngest of five children born [...]
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570 AM Radio Talks With The Uptown Life Lease Collection
Retirement homes with indoor swimming pools? Movie theatres? Woodworking shops? The Uptown Life Lease Collection has caused quite the buzz around Ontario, and in case you missed it, here’s our latest interview with CKGL Radio at 570 AM. The seven-minute-and-forty-second interview tosses our very own director of marketing, Sheri Maynard, into the spotlight. Listen in, [...]
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The Benefits Of Life Lease & How It Improves Retirement Living
There’s a reason why the term, ‘life lease’ has become a popular topic of discussion. It’s a new and popular way many seniors today choose to tackle retirement living; offering an unique combination of lifestyle solutions. Below, we highlight five benefits of owning a life lease unit and how it helps improve retirement living. Enjoy! [...]
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Five Mind-Blowing Rocking Chairs That You Have To See To Believe
Oh hello there fellow Uptown-er: looking for new furniture to match your outgoing personality? You are one-of-a-kind, aren’t you? We thought so. So if you’re searching for a new piece for say your new Life Lease suite, then you might want to peruse below. Because at the Uptown, we encourage residents just like you to [...]
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“A Bicycle Festival” Rolls Into Waterloo Public Square
Did you know? Cycling is the number one form of transportation used all over the world. In Canada alone there are over 14-million cyclists, all trying to get from point A to point B and back again through their day to day. And yes, the bicycle has come a long way since its first original [...]
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The 38th Annual Wellesley Apple Butter And Cheese Festival Beckons Uptown Life Lease Collection
As summer comes to an end, an event for all things apples is just around the corner. The 38th annual Wellesley Apple Butter and Cheese Festival is coming up on September 28th, and it’s a great way to support the small community of Wellesley. If there’s one thing you need to know about this festival [...]
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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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Infographic: How Seniors Use Social Media Today
Out of the 1.15 billion Facebook users, 280 million Skype users, and 500 million Twitter users in the world today, over 65 million are over the age of 65. Surprised? Indeed, it took a few years for head honcho’s in every vertical to accept social media’s heavy-hitting influence. All it took was a few revolutions, [...]
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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 [...]
