According to Langley senior Elizabeth Viens, turning 100-years-old is no big deal.

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Born in Scotland, Viens explained that her large family moved to the Canadian prairies when she was only nine.

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She met George at a dance mixer in Nanaimo, when he asked her for a dance.

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George worked at a steel plant, and the couple married when Viens was 40.

Twelve years of ViensB次元官网网址� life was spent in Nanaimo on Vancouver Island, and two years ago she moved to the Lower Mainland to be closer to her sister.

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In her free time, Viens said she kept busy with hobbies.

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The Scottish senior had a passion for travelling, and said she went back to Scotland many times, in addition to new places.

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