It was the year of getting back to normal. Almost.
After nearly two full years of lockdowns, public health restrictions and mandates, we began to emerge from our cocoons of self-isolation with more antibodies coursing through our veins and renewed determination to return to the familiar patterns of life.
We returned to the work and play.
We got down to business again, toiling to reverse the damages inflicted by pandemic fears and trepidation.
Celebrations and events returned. Though not all.
Fields, gyms and arenas once again filled with the raucous sounds of... life.
But uncertainty was never far away.
A surge of illness last winter brought on by the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus reminded us how tenuous our grasp on normalcy can be in this post-pandemic reality.
In the photo gallery above, we present some of our favourite images of the past year of near-normalcy, along with a bit of commentary about what it took to capture those images.
We like to think of them as a bit of a celebration of the Tri-Cities at a unique moment in our history, but they’re also witness to our resilience and determination to overcome the challenges of the past two years.
Enjoy.
