Photos by Ben Nelms and Maggie MacPherson

A flock of snow geese at Garry Point Park in Richmond, B.C., in January. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)
A flock of snow geese at Garry Point Park in Richmond, B.C., in January. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)
People carry a mock casket on Jan. 12 in honour of a man who was shot and killed by Vancouver Police Department officers during an altercation on the city's Downtown Eastside. B.C.'s police watchdog later cleared the officers of wrongdoing. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)
People carry a mock casket on Jan. 12 in honour of a man who was shot and killed by Vancouver Police Department officers during an altercation on the city's Downtown Eastside. B.C.'s police watchdog later cleared the officers of wrongdoing. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)
Storm clouds and rain above a cargo ship moored in Vancouver's English Bay on Jan. 25. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)
Storm clouds and rain above a cargo ship moored in Vancouver's English Bay on Jan. 25. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)
Demonstrators take part in a rally in support of Indian farmers outside the Indian consulate in Vancouver on Jan. 26. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)
Demonstrators take part in a rally in support of Indian farmers outside the Indian consulate in Vancouver on Jan. 26. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)
People walk down a sidewalk during a snowfall in downtown Vancouver on Feb. 8. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)
People walk down a sidewalk during a snowfall in downtown Vancouver on Feb. 8. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)
Spectators at the Imagine Van Gogh immersive exhibit at the Vancouver Convention Centre on March 18. It features work from famed Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)
Spectators at the Imagine Van Gogh immersive exhibit at the Vancouver Convention Centre on March 18. It features work from famed Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)
Protesters spill molasses outside the offices of Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd., or ReconAfrica, to demand the oil and gas company's withdrawal from the Okavango Delta region of southern Africa. The protest marked World Water Day in Vancouver on March 22. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)
Protesters spill molasses outside the offices of Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd., or ReconAfrica, to demand the oil and gas company's withdrawal from the Okavango Delta region of southern Africa. The protest marked World Water Day in Vancouver on March 22. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)
People lay flowers at a memorial outside the Lynn Valley Library on March 29 for the victims of a mass stabbing incident that took place two days earler in the North Vancouver neighbourhood. One person was killed and six injured. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)
People lay flowers at a memorial outside the Lynn Valley Library on March 29 for the victims of a mass stabbing incident that took place two days earler in the North Vancouver neighbourhood. One person was killed and six injured. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)
Moms Stop the Harm members walk down Hastings Street in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside to mark the fifth anniversary of B.C’s overdose crisis on April 13. They carry crosses for lost loved ones. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)
Moms Stop the Harm members walk down Hastings Street in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside to mark the fifth anniversary of B.C’s overdose crisis on April 13. They carry crosses for lost loved ones. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)
People line up to receive their COVID-19 vaccine during a walk-in clinic at the Poirier Forum in Coquitlam on April 27. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)
People line up to receive their COVID-19 vaccine during a walk-in clinic at the Poirier Forum in Coquitlam on April 27. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)
Two essential workers put their heads down in a break room while a lineup for COVID-19 vaccinations forms above them on May 7. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)
Two essential workers put their heads down in a break room while a lineup for COVID-19 vaccinations forms above them on May 7. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)
A Pfizer vaccine is administered at Bear Creek Park in Surrey, B.C., on May 17. (Maggie MacPherson/CBC)
A Pfizer vaccine is administered at Bear Creek Park in Surrey, B.C., on May 17. (Maggie MacPherson/CBC)
Pastor Joseph Fynn-Sackey in the former Clover Lanes bowling alley that he is converting into a church in Cloverdale, B.C., May 18. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)
Pastor Joseph Fynn-Sackey in the former Clover Lanes bowling alley that he is converting into a church in Cloverdale, B.C., May 18. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)
Family members from the United States, right, and Canada, left, meet at the border along Peace Arch Park in Surrey, B.C., on May 21. (Maggie MacPherson/CBC)
Family members from the United States, right, and Canada, left, meet at the border along Peace Arch Park in Surrey, B.C., on May 21. (Maggie MacPherson/CBC)
Members of the Pacific Association of First Nations Women hold a ceremony in Vancouver on May 28 following reports that the unmarked graves of 215 children had been found at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School on the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)
Members of the Pacific Association of First Nations Women hold a ceremony in Vancouver on May 28 following reports that the unmarked graves of 215 children had been found at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School on the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)
A cross with a child’s dress hanging from it along the highway outside the former Kamloops Indian Residential School on June 4. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)
A cross with a child’s dress hanging from it along the highway outside the former Kamloops Indian Residential School on June 4. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)
A man carrying multiple jugs of water walks through a sprinkler in Vancouver during a period of record-breaking temperatures across B.C. on June 29. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)
A man carrying multiple jugs of water walks through a sprinkler in Vancouver during a period of record-breaking temperatures across B.C. on June 29. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)
People crowd Vancouver's seawall during Canada Day celebrations on July 1. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)
People crowd Vancouver's seawall during Canada Day celebrations on July 1. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)
Two men sit on benches at English Beach in Vancouver on July 1. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)
Two men sit on benches at English Beach in Vancouver on July 1. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)
Fire crews tackle the Nk’Mip Creek fire near Osoyoos, B.C. on July 21. (Maggie MacPherson/CBC)
Fire crews tackle the Nk’Mip Creek fire near Osoyoos, B.C. on July 21. (Maggie MacPherson/CBC)
Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou reads a statement outside B.C. Supreme Court after her extradition hearing finished in Vancouver on Sept. 24. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)
Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou reads a statement outside B.C. Supreme Court after her extradition hearing finished in Vancouver on Sept. 24. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)
Forest burnt by the July Mountain Wildfire near the Coquihalla Highway in B.C.'s southern Interior on Aug. 31, 2021. (Maggie MacPherson/CBC)
Forest burnt by the July Mountain Wildfire near the Coquihalla Highway in B.C.'s southern Interior on Aug. 31, 2021. (Maggie MacPherson/CBC)
Extinction Rebellion protesters are arrested by RCMP for blocking access to YVR Airport in Richmond on Oct. 25. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)
Extinction Rebellion protesters are arrested by RCMP for blocking access to YVR Airport in Richmond on Oct. 25. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)
Farmers carry their livestock out of a flooded barn after heavy rains in the Fraser Valley community of Abbotsford on Nov. 15. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)
Farmers carry their livestock out of a flooded barn after heavy rains in the Fraser Valley community of Abbotsford on Nov. 15. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)
Flooding in Merritt, B.C., on Nov. 15. (Maggie MacPherson/CBC)
Flooding in Merritt, B.C., on Nov. 15. (Maggie MacPherson/CBC)
An RCMP helicopter surveys homes and farms in the community of Sumas Prairie during flooding in Abbotsford on Nov. 16. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)
An RCMP helicopter surveys homes and farms in the community of Sumas Prairie during flooding in Abbotsford on Nov. 16. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)
People are transported on a boat after being rescued from an area that was cut off due to flooding in Abbotsford, British Columbia on Tuesday, November 16, 2021. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)
People are transported on a boat after being rescued from an area that was cut off due to flooding in Abbotsford, British Columbia on Tuesday, November 16, 2021. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)
Debris and cars on Highway 1 on Nov. 17 in the aftermath of severe flooding in Abbotsford. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)
Debris and cars on Highway 1 on Nov. 17 in the aftermath of severe flooding in Abbotsford. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)
A farmer stacks sandbags around his barns surrounded by floodwaters in the Sumas Prairie area of Yarrow, B.C., on Nov. 19. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)
A farmer stacks sandbags around his barns surrounded by floodwaters in the Sumas Prairie area of Yarrow, B.C., on Nov. 19. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)
An apple crisp dessert rests on a mailbox surrounded by murky water after a neighbour left it for the owner of the Sumas Prairie home in Abbotsford Nov. 22. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)
An apple crisp dessert rests on a mailbox surrounded by murky water after a neighbour left it for the owner of the Sumas Prairie home in Abbotsford Nov. 22. (Ben Nelms/CBC Vancouver)