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

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Viens turned 100 on Jan. 17, and the retirement home she resides in 害羞草研究所� Chartwell Langley Gardens 害羞草研究所� threw a birthday bash on Thursday, Jan. 31, complete with entertainment, beverages, cake, and decor.

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At 100, she害羞草研究所檚 quite healthy, despite a few earlier 害羞草研究所渂roken bones, and a broken hip.害羞草研究所�

But according to Viens, there害羞草研究所檚 no secret to living a long life.

害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檓 not one to give any advice,害羞草研究所� she laughed.

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

害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檝e spent 90 years in Canada. I moved here when I was nine years old. We have a big family, so we thought it was a better place to be. We scattered all across Canada.害羞草研究所�

Throughout her life, Viens had no children of her own, and married 害羞草研究所渓ate in life害羞草研究所� to her husband George, who passed away in 2007.

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

害羞草研究所淗e was known around there anyways, and his wife had died a few months before that,害羞草研究所� Viens explained.

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

Twelve years of Viens害羞草研究所� life was spent in Nanaimo on Vancouver Island, and two years ago she moved to the Lower Mainland to be closer to her sister.

Viens explained she 害羞草研究所渘ever got much of an education,害羞草研究所� so in her working years, she took up jobs 害羞草研究所渁ll over the place,害羞草研究所� doing things like housekeeping and babysitting.

害羞草研究所淲e didn害羞草研究所檛 have the jobs they have now,害羞草研究所� she added.

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

害羞草研究所淚 filled my life with lots of hobbies. My husband did the same. Knitting cushions, bowling, rollerskating, all the exercises.害羞草研究所�

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

害羞草研究所淚 went on a round trip with a girlfriend. We went to Australia, to Sydney. We worked there for six months, then moved on to other places. I went back to Scotland, and across Europe, and to France.害羞草研究所�

Some of her favourite memories throughout her long life have been 害羞草研究所渢he get-togethers.害羞草研究所�

While wearing her birthday hat, Viens said 害羞草研究所淚 don害羞草研究所檛 think I deserve all this,害羞草研究所� and explained she had a family birthday party earlier in the month with many relatives.

And good health seems to run in Viens害羞草研究所� family, as she explained both her sister and mother lived until they were 90.