Feel Good Friday: Global BC’s highlights of the week
Global News
From the community coming together to support an evicted couple to First Nations women getting a crash course in disaster preparedness, here are five stories to make you smile.
‘It’s simply amazing, people are great’: Evicted B.C. couple overwhelmed by support
A couple from Nanaimo, B.C., who say they were evicted from their home last month have been overwhelmed by an outpouring of support.
She and her husband, Gerry Casey, said they had been living at their rental home, paying $1,050 a month for a room and shared kitchen and bathroom, when their landlord told them their frequent ambulance calls were becoming a nuisance.
The couple moved into a hotel, but Kowalchuk was hoping for a more comfortable living situation before she passes away.
A GoFundMe set up for the couple has raised more than $35,000.
B.C. women competing in 15-day Moroccan rally across the Sahara Desert
Ten days driving across the Sahara Desert in the Rallye Aïcha des Gazelles du Maroc is not exactly the type of adventure a pair of B.C. women ever expected to sign up for.
Myra Van Otterloo and Jessa Arcuri are part of the annual all-women’s rally, travelling for a week and a half through some very tricky terrain that presents all kinds of hazards in southern Morocco.
