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Oct. 4, 2025 – “I mean, little things make me happy,” Rebecca Roberts said sitting in the sun on a cafe patio in Courtenay. “Even just enjoying the beautiful nature in the Comox Valley.”
It was one of the last sunny days of summer, and the breeze was just right. “I grew up here in the Comox Valley,” she said, looking out at the trees. “I moved here just before Grade 1, did all of my schooling here. I did well in school, had lots of friends.”
However, she hasn’t always had that stability in her life. Actually there was a time where Roberts was actually reported missing by her family when she was lost on the Downtown Eastside in Vancouver.
Roberts’ journey started the way a lot of teenager’s do in small towns, with being bored on weekends. She started experimenting with drinking and drugs, eventually realizing she had a problem after too many trips to the hospital.
