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‘Kissing Tree’ in Victoria becomes symbol of love and lasting memories
While walking home the other night, Bonnie O’Reilly noticed a couple kissing under her tree growing in her front yard.
Meet ‘Celoon Dion’ and the B.C. couple who built a trio of Canadian-inspired robots
When you wonder what’s in the box that Janet Mader is carrying, she’ll tell you it’s “robot wildlife.”
‘We just look at the bright side of things’: Couple keeps 66-year love story moving with daily rides on tandem trike
Donna and George Moskal are sitting on a bench hugging, kissing and acting like the teenagers they were when they first started dating.
B.C. soccer player recalls remarkable kindness at World Cup
Long before she started kicking a soccer ball for her dog to chase, Darbi Vanboven’s mom would tell her younger self to play anywhere else but outside.
‘You get old because you stop playing’: B.C. mom dresses in elaborate costumes to turn dull days dynamic
Adam meets a woman who decided to add some whimsy to her life after weekdays started feeling like a grind.
‘You have to bring joy to the job’: Retiring teacher wears different costume each day of final year
Japanese and English teacher Dale Sakiyama committed to dress in costume every school day during his final year before retiring.
‘I was in tears the entire time I wrote it’: B.C. widow pens letter to plant thief
After spending countless hours digging in her garden—Laura Mason never imagined she’d find a bunch of flowers taken out of it.
‘I got a self-taught PhD in garbology’: B.C. man reconnects with childhood passion for picking up litter
If you asked Michael Dowling what he wanted to be when he grew up when he was in Grade 2, he might have shown you his manifesto.
‘It was love at first sight’: Former pro hockey player says greatest accomplishment was not record-breaking goal
While he doesn’t regularly wear one of his old hockey teams’ jerseys, Bob Barlow does always carry a card detailing his record-breaking career in the NHL.
B.C. mom encourages daughter with cerebral palsy to enjoy skatepark
When she first showed her daughter videos from her skateboarding past, Nikki Parian wasn’t surprised by Sophia’s reaction.
B.C. couple inspired by love covers house with elaborate mosaics
Adam learns the love story behind a Vancouver house covered in elaborate mosaics.
‘It was like a portal to another dimension full of squirrels’: B.C. woman’s unexpected discovery leads to meaningful reunion
A B.C. woman’s unexpected discovery of a baby squirrel led to a meaningful reunion.
B.C. woman uses giant skeletons to inspire smiles year round
As she waters more than a dozen colourful flower baskets in her front yard, Melissa Bowers recalls always striving to make her world brighter.
‘Some of them have little souls’: B.C. man transforms discarded objects into creative characters
While he regularly rummages around the back of thrift stores looking for random things, Ian Baker is specifically searching for inspiration.
Woman who rescued injured crow keeps getting ‘thank-you gifts’ from other birds
Since Leah Wilson rescued an injured crow, other birds have left more than half a dozen items for her—from sticks to balls of moss to a smaller bird’s nest.