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Totem pole project at B.C. jail helping inmates carve out new futures

Mar 5, 2023 | Positive Stories

A totem pole project in a Vancouver Island jail has inmates spending one day per week learning traditional carving techniques from master carver Tsawout artist Tom LaFortune, his brother Aubrey and Max Henry, the facility’s Indigenous Cultural Liaison. Original...

Rare white orca calf spotted in B.C. waters for the first time

Mar 5, 2023 | Positive Stories

The Pacific Whale Watch Association reported a sighting of a nearly all-white whale named “Frosty” in Telegraph Cove. This would be the first sighting in B.C. waters. Original article:...

Cat lost for months treks across Vancouver Island, leading to ‘purrfect reunion’

Mar 5, 2023 | Positive Stories

The BC SPCA says it was able to arrange a “purrfect reunion” on Sunday, months after a cat named Hobbes was lost hundreds of kilometres from his home. Original...

It’s been 20 years since the orca Springer was released in B.C.

Mar 5, 2023 | Positive Stories

It has been 20 years since teams from British Columbia and Washington State worked together to rescue an orphaned orca named Springer. She was the first orca to have been captured and then successfully re-integrated into her pod. Springer is now thriving with two...

83-year-old brightens Nanaimo seniors community with daily ‘smile pages’

Jan 29, 2023 | Positive Stories

Angie, a former teacher, is bringing positivity and daily smiles to her senior community. She uses her computer and printer to create pages of positivity and began posting one per day in the lobby of her complex. Her goal is to make the entire community smile....
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