A 100th birthday party is no small milestone and for Constance Isherwood, the province乌鸦传媒檚 oldest practising lawyer, the secret to her success is pretty simple.

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Surrounded by family and friends at Penny Farthing Public House, Isherwood offered a few more words of advice that she乌鸦传媒檚 learned throughout the years.

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Isherwood started law school the same year the first Polaroid Camera went on sale. She乌鸦传媒檚 been practicing law for the past 69 years. She says that while she gets the question a lot, she answers 乌鸦传媒渕aybe next year乌鸦传媒� she乌鸦传媒檒l retire.

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Isherwood says that while she hasn乌鸦传媒檛 gone to court for a while since the process has been 乌鸦传媒渟treamlined,乌鸦传媒� she remembers the feeling of being able to help those who needed it. The family lawyer recalls the feeling she would get when an adoption was complete.

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But the biggest piece of advice Isherwood has to offer, is the same message she told the University of British Columbia graduating law students when she received an honorary doctorate, where she graduated from more than 69 years ago.

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乌鸦传媒� With files from Arnold Lim

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