During January and February of 2006, the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation and the NFB gathered seniors together in the Roundhouse and Kitsilano Community Centres.

And the result was...
WESTWARD HO!
Sometimes life's greatest riches come when you lose everything.

Storyteller: Linda Hagen
Running Time: 2:06
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OLD DOG, NEW TRICKS
What do you do when the effects of childhood polio recur in later life?

Storyteller: Glenda Tennyson
Running Time: 2:30
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THE LESSON
Imagine learning how to get along with people through an encounter - but not with another person!

Storyteller: Nita Flick
Running Time: 3:23
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A CLEAR CUT CHOICE
Can one love the forest and make a living by cutting trees?

Storyteller: Betty Krawczyk
Running Time: 2:40
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CLOSURE
Must the death of a friend forever leave life empty of their presence?

Storyteller: Drew Gillies
Running Time: 2:20
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RESTARTING
Understanding of where one is may come from understanding where one's been.

Storyteller: June Gibson
Running Time: 2:44
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KISMET
Who knows what will happen when you are forced to live in a land you never wanted?

Storyteller: Phyllis Anderson
Running Time: 2:49
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LESSONS LOST, LESSONS LEARNED
Experiences in the past may forever influence the people we become.

Storyteller: Gil Anderson
Running Time: 1:54
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THIS LIFE
The doors to the future can close behind us, leaving us forever with a mystery.

Storyteller: Ron LeVierge
Running Time: 2:31
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CROSSING THE POND
How long do you give life in a new land before you call it quits?

Storyteller: June Harrison
Running Time: 2:09
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