| “It’s an accessible park.” | | “It’s an accessible park.” | <div class="ExternalClass087EFE5C3A404162AFC3BE2A04371D9C">“This park is so close by to my place. I come here all year and it’s cool to see the seasons change. There are views, and lots of things for my dog to sniff. Also it’s an accessible park – I can bring my nephew in his stroller, and soon I can bring my own baby as well!”<br></div> | | https://metrovancouver.org/services/regional-parks/PublishingImages/humans-of-regional-parks-deas-island-1.jpg, “It’s an accessible park.”
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| “It’s very serene here.” | | “It’s very serene here.” | <div class="ExternalClass7FB95DA5FCB54A398BCA47E1B87567CE"><p style="text-align:left;">“I just wanted to take my mom out for a nice walk. It’s very serene here and a lot of opportunities to take photos. I'm trying to get back into photography; I just got some new gear. This park's nicely maintained and very accessible as well with all the parking.”<br></p><p>“My son mentioned about eagles, so I was excited to see them, and they are so pretty.”</p></div> | | https://metrovancouver.org/services/regional-parks/PublishingImages/humans-of-regional-parks-deas-island-2.jpg, “It’s very serene here.”
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| “This is one of the best pieces of water in the province to row on.” | | “This is one of the best pieces of water in the province to row on.” | <div class="ExternalClass041EE44A8EFD4B448A2DC3A22F26CF25"><p>Man on left: “I’m the president of the Delta Deas Rowing Club. This is one of the best pieces of water in the province to row on, actually. We have about a 1500-metre straight here. It's sheltered from the wind. It's generally calm. There's no real current here because it's a backwater, so it's just perfect for rowing training. This building was built in the '80s by a couple of Olympic athletes, one of whom was a crafts teacher. And he got his high school class to build the original wood frame boathouse here. And the whole purpose was to start training youngsters here to row. But pretty quickly a lot of oldsters came along as well. We have just over a hundred members altogether.”<br></p></div> | | https://metrovancouver.org/services/regional-parks/PublishingImages/humans-of-regional-parks-deas-island-3.jpg, “This is one of the best pieces of water in the province to row on.”
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| “You get to see the scenery and the eagles and the trees and the herons.” | | “You get to see the scenery and the eagles and the trees and the herons.” | <div class="ExternalClass46C54756A53A46249C9913C6917F3E95"><p>“Rowing is great exercise as I get older, without pounding my feet. It's fabulous for flexibility, strengthening, range of motion.”</p><p>“This park is wonderful for rowing because you get to see the scenery and the eagles and the trees and the herons.”</p></div> | | https://metrovancouver.org/services/regional-parks/PublishingImages/humans-of-regional-parks-deas-island-4.jpg, “You get to see the scenery and the eagles and the trees and the herons.”
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| “We are bat counters and we love it.” | | “We are bat counters and we love it.” | <div class="ExternalClassB7C89246C9424C429616361421CC5172"><p>“We’ve both been to this historic building, Burrvilla. We do volunteer work here for BC Bats. We are bat counters and we love it. This house’s attic has a large bat roost, about 3000 of them. We are placed around Burrvilla, and we count the bats as they emerge at sundown. Those numbers end up supporting bat research. I always encourage my friends to come out, or if they have children, to bring their children out, too. Just to see the excitement of a kid seeing a bat for the first time, it just brings so much joy to me because that’s the next generation that's going to look after these creatures.”</p><p>“I love bats. First of all, they're flying mammals, so you can't get much cooler than that. Ecologically, they play a big role. I think they have been maligned for years and we need to get educating everybody. Bats are always looking out for their community and they take care of each other. I think that humanity could use some of that bat love.”</p></div> | | https://metrovancouver.org/services/regional-parks/PublishingImages/humans-of-regional-parks-deas-island-5.jpg, “We are bat counters and we love it.”
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| “This park means family, joy and mental health.” | | “This park means family, joy and mental health.” | <div class="ExternalClassD07DD92D297240EC95D3801095A5B515"><p>“It’s so quiet when you walk through here, you can hear all the birds. This trail is a perfect 5 km loop for us. We come here at least a few times a month. I used to take my dad here all the time. He passed away about six months ago. Back when he could walk, he loved coming here with me. So I know he's always still here when I'm out here.”</p><p>“We come out here a lot with family; parents, nieces and nephews and brothers and sisters, and often have family walks on the weekends. This park means family, joy and mental health.”</p></div> | | https://metrovancouver.org/services/regional-parks/PublishingImages/humans-of-regional-parks-deas-island-6.jpg, “This park means family, joy and mental health.”
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| “This park is a huge asset, especially for the community.” | | “This park is a huge asset, especially for the community.” | <div class="ExternalClass45743ADF916145D690CEDCFA79FA2441"><p>“I like the fact that I can get here in 10 minutes on my bike, and it's absolutely beautiful. I get here probably once a week in summertime. I've seen pheasants, beavers, coyotes, hawks, eagles, owls, all kinds of ducks. The other thing I love about this park is that it's got so many beautiful old cottonwoods. Their leaves are like dinner plates, just beautiful trees. This park is a huge asset, especially for the community. And there’s a historical component here as well.”</p></div> | | https://metrovancouver.org/services/regional-parks/PublishingImages/humans-of-regional-parks-deas-island-7.jpg, “This park is a huge asset, especially for the community.”
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