Meet the Centenarians: Canada’s Oldest Age Group Is Also Its Fastest-Growing

Vi Roden, who turned 101 on June 16, holds a photo of herself when she was 17, while posing for a photograph at her home in West Vancouver, on June 14, 2024. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Vi Roden said she reads an average of 50 books a year, attends history lectures at her local seniors centre, and does yoga twice a week.

She’s 101, and still lives in her own condo in West Vancouver, B.C.