Page 14 - Boca ViewPointe - November '20

Page 14, Viewpointe November 2020
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Victoria, British Columbia, the most famous in the world is a 55-acre botanical showcase Columbia Museum, which recalls the history of the area, The

Canada famous for rare and exotic plants and trees mixed with native National Geographic Theatre in the Museum features a 2-d
Imax screen with a six stories high and 70 feet wide screen. The
flora in a series of formal gardens. Ross Fountain within
the gardens has an amazing display of water aerobics that is Royal London Wax Museum has replicas of the crown jewels,
Canada’s Playground On The Pacific mesmerizing. A magical glow is created at night with hundreds famous figures from literature and history and even a chamber
of colorful lights. June through September, French fireworks of horrors.
By Halli Moore light up the sky and the gardens summer evenings every One of the most interesting attractions to me was the Starfish
Saturday in July and August. Glassworks. You can observe the ancient art of glass blowing
A picture-postcard Jennie Butchart started this 55-acre attraction from the pit from an open balcony while a knowledgeable staff explains the
paradise with Christmas-like of the family quarry over 100 years ago, adding birds, ponds process. You can watch as a piece of molten glass becomes a
lights covering the Parliament and exquisite paths to enable you to view this miracle!!! Two beautiful object for your home or office for you to admire for
buildings and hanging flower restaurants and a coffee and gift shop add to the memorable day years to come. Starfish Glassworks offers a course in introductory
baskets, which abound all you will have visiting the gardens. glass blowing. They are one-day courses on weekends and most
through this island make Victoria has the mildest climate in Canada and lots of students produce 2 finished objects: a paperweight and a blown
Victoria one of the most sunshine. This City of magnificent ocean views is located on vessel. The courses are open to five students each of the days
beautiful places in the world. the southernmost tip of Vancouver Island and lush green forests, they are given in order that the two accomplished glassblowers
After visiting Seattle, along with urban sophistication, many beautiful old buildings, can provide plenty of one-on-one instruction.
Washington we rented a car, which reminds one of long ago during a more gracious period, Another exciting experience in Victoria is seeing the whales.
drove to Vancouver and took the ferry to Victoria. The welcome was also the place for gold-seekers heading into the Klondike. There are approximately 200 whales at the destination we were
to Victoria sign spelled out in flowers at the south end of the The Empress Hotel, in the heart of Victoria is one of the taken to. They frolic with each other and even jump over the
Inner Harbor is magnificent. most beautiful and impressive hotels in the world. Famous ship, which is quite small. Ours held eight people. You get a
Victoria is a city of gardens; the Butchart Gardens, one of for its afternoon tea, which is enough for lunch, a $45 million little wet, but it was one of the most fun times in all my travels
restoration has brought back all the “elegance and grandeur of
all over the world. This is a must in Victoria. The sights of these
Great Rainforests a bygone era.” Try to get a window seat to see the inner harbor wonderful creatures is something you will treasure forever.
views or get cozy at the fireplace.
Protect Our Planet There is so much to see in Victoria; The royal British Halli Moore is a resident of The Palms. 

By Steve Handwerker

L owl and t ropi c a l
rainforests are critical to
protect our planet. These
forests are superb cooling
sites for our increasing Empress Hotel Victoria at night Victoria Harbour
‘hot’ planet because they
store carbon in tree trunks,
branches, leaves and the soil
itself. They all act as a giant sponge, absorbing CO2 from
our atmosphere. Forests are healthy and healing ecosystems
especially with orangutan populations because they are seed
dispersers, creating a biodiverse ecosystem. These conditions
restore and filter’ the air of our entire planet. 94,000 acres of
protected habitat can remove 3,000 tons of CO2 yearly.
One example is the current Sebangars forest is one of the last
strongholds of critically endangered Bornean orangutans. These
beings and their environs are significant globally as a major
store of CO2. How are we to translate this fact into personal Servicing PETS of Boca Raton
action? By having a voice to our elected officials in relation to for over 20 years
legislation available to protect these areas and participating in “Caring is our Specialty”
and funding not for profits and NGOs that are engaged in these
endeavors in certainly one critical way to make a difference. Complete medical, Surgical and Dental
Also being mindful of which products and companies participate Facility SPA Bath & Grooming
in rainforest destruction and not purchasing them is another way.
There is always a way to be part of the solution to saving this
planet rather than part of the problem. Take your first step, be
part of the solution!! Thank you for listening.
Dr. Steven E. Handwerker is a Board Certified Licensed
Psychologist in four states (NY, FL, SD, VT) still in practice
after 40 years counseling individuals, families and groups
worldwide. He is a Supreme Court Family Mediator and
is a member of the Professional and Scientific Board of the
National Center for Crisis Management a part of Homeland
Security. He has lectured at the American Psychological
Association International Conventions for over 20 years Myriam
sharing his experience to students and colleagues across 150 Leiva
programs. Dr. Handwerker is committed to the protection of
our environment and the conservation of the precious and
limited resources of the ecosystems that comprise our living
planet, our home. 

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