Nanaimo senior creates magical moments with public gnome homes
“Hello,” Charlie Pickard says after leaning down to knock on a small, colourful door attached to the trunk of a tall tree. “Anybody home?”
WITH ADAM SAWATSKY
“Hello,” Charlie Pickard says after leaning down to knock on a small, colourful door attached to the trunk of a tall tree. “Anybody home?”
Nick Chowdhury will never forget the day at the pier when things did not go according to plan.
“Good to see you,” Ryan Godard says before giving his 96-year-old grandma a big hug and walking her towards the small airplane. “Let’s get you prepped.”
A Starbucks fan — whose name is Winter — is visiting Canada on a purposeful journey that began with a random idea at one of the coffee chain's stores in Texas.
Karen Harrison made the same birthday wish every year from age six to age 50. When she had given up hope, it finally came true.
When Sherry Kirkvold played the voicemail message from a stranger – which began with, “Hi. This is kind of a random message for you. This one’s been a while.” – she couldn’t have been more surprised.
When Damon Langlois visited the beach as a boy, he never would have imagined how significant sand would become in his life.
When Debbie Austen was walking along the ocean last year and spotted a young elephant seal playing in the water, she never would have imagined it was the start of an enduring relationship.
Adam meets a Nanaimo senior on a decades-long mission to create magical and meaningful moments for others, one gnome home at a time.
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A Vancouver Island man is facing multiple child-exploitation charges following a months-long investigation involving authorities on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border.
Hundreds of frustrated fans have signed a petition calling for tickets to be refunded after Lionel Messi didn't play the Vancouver Whitecaps over the weekend.
The B.C. Securities Commission says registered financial advisors are in a unique position to notice signs of financial exploitation, vulnerability or diminished mental capacity through their relationship with clients – and there is a tool designed to help those in need.