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91ƵSo blessed91Ƶ: TV show finds trove of art belonging to B.C. woman91Ƶs late father

The collection was slated for a Richmond garbage dump when 91Ƶpickers91Ƶ found it

A Comox Valley woman is celebrating after thrift shoppers from a TV show found her late father91Ƶs belongings inside an abandoned storage bin in Vancouver.

Skeena Reece was invited to Richmond to pick up a collection of her father91Ƶs artwork and memorabilia. Thrifters from the Animal Planet series Pets and Pickers said they had wood masks, family photographs, and a gift she painted 36 years ago.

Skeena travelled to a thrift shop on the Lower Mainland and was greeted by a table adorned with the possessions. One item in particular caught her attention: a Father91Ƶs Day gift.

91ƵHappy fathers day DAD! I love you!91Ƶ read her pre-teenage brush strokes on a cutting-board-sized wood canvas. 91ƵJune 16, 1987. Age. 12. Grade. 7.91Ƶ

Thrift store manager Karen Kamachi told Skeena the Father91Ƶs Day present was key to finding the family. That91Ƶs because Skeena painted her father91Ƶs name, 91ƵVictor Reece,91Ƶ in giant, curly font, and signed her name on the back.

91ƵHe kept it,91Ƶ Kamachi said softly. 91ƵThat91Ƶs how we found you.91Ƶ

Skeena told the Record her favourite item was her father91Ƶs baseball cap, which still smells of the late artist91Ƶs woodcarving studio. She said she tucked it into one of the many 91Ƶcare packages91Ƶ that she gave to family members, who each received something to remember Victor by.

91ƵWe are so blessed,91Ƶ she said. 91ƵThank you to all of the people who worked on this recovery.91Ƶ

TV-show Pets and Pickers found Victor91Ƶs locker last year. The episode was filmed in December 2022. Skeena91Ƶs story aired on TV on May 13, 2023.

Pets and Pickers follows a veterinary hospital that is supported by 91Ƶpickers,91Ƶ who search through abandoned, donated storage lockers in Vancouver. Pickers find items to sell, and proceeds help pay for veterinary medical care at the RAPS Animal Hospital.

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