From tragedy to flowers: How a B.C. family is healing and helping others

Three years agone a North Vancouver family faced a devastating business aft their teenage girl was struck successful a hit-and-run.

In 2021, 17-year-old Grace Haines astir died after being deed adjacent Keith Road East and St Andrews, while retired for a run.

The driver was yet caught and pleaded blameworthy to nan deed and run, which near Grace successful betterment for galore months.

Her begetter Chris Haines said, “She has been done much than anyone who is now 21 should person to spell done successful life and she’s showing awesome resilience. She gets that from her mom and she is thriving arsenic a assemblage student.”

The acquisition was life-changing for nan family and has prompted Grace’s mother, Andria Ink, to turn a caller business – cultivating and trading flowers, often astatine farmer’s markets.

It’s very different situation for nan seasoned of nan Canadian Navy, but she’s embracing nan joyousness it brings herself and others, saying “I emotion really erstwhile you springiness personification immoderate flowers their look lights up immediately. They person truthful overmuch joyousness successful their face.”

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She says her Inky Rose Flower Company is besides therapeutic, adding that “there were immoderate very acheronian days sleeping connected nan level astatine Lions Gate and successful nan ICU… I americium grateful for everyone that supported Grace.”

Selling her home-grown petals isn’t making Andria a millionaire, but nan business is making her rich | pinch happiness.

She said “There’s a gift successful adversity and you conscionable person to look for it.”