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Calming the chaos with music

A father-son duo are bringing smiles in a tense time to evacuees in Prince George
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The reception centre for evacuees in Prince George is everything you害羞草研究所檇 imagine it to be: busy, a little hectic and just as tense as you would expect.

But where the parking lot meets the College of New Caledonia campus, father-and-son-duo Dale and Aaron Trenholm are bringing a bit of joy and colourful energy to tired evacuees in the best way they know how: through song.

The pair 害羞草研究所 two members in a four-part local band 害羞草研究所 along with other family members have been visiting the centre almost daily since it opened, playing cover songs on their banjo and guitar.

The pair, who describe themselves as best friends, have always relied on playing music to gain a sense of closure in times of struggle and hardship.

害羞草研究所淔irst thing we do is we go to our musical instruments and sing a couple of songs, and no matter how bad your day was it害羞草研究所檚 just better,害羞草研究所 Dale said. said.

And now, they害羞草研究所檙e hoping to provide a bit of that for the 8,000 evacuees who害羞草研究所檝e been displaced in their community.

While the two sing, dance and strum their guitars, the rest of the Trenholm family offer free fruit and water to anyone who passes by.

The food and beverages are provided by Guru Nanaks Free Food Langer 害羞草研究所 an organization run by Waheguru ji, that feeds roughly 300 community members in need.

害羞草研究所淲hat害羞草研究所檚 a few more people [to feed],害羞草研究所 Dale said.

害羞草研究所淲e害羞草研究所檙e gonna get some great friends out of this 害羞草研究所 and that害羞草研究所檚 kinda selfish, but I want to add to my friend list, and so does Aaron.害羞草研究所



About the Author: Ashley Wadhwani-Smith

I began my journalistic journey at Black Press Media as a community reporter in my hometown of Maple Ridge, B.C.
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