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Global News
3 days ago
- Health
- Global News
B.C. man running 7 marathons in 7 days to honour his dad who died of cancer
Long runs on the open roads are nothing new for Noah Allison, but he's never done seven marathon distances in seven consecutive days. 'I won't lie, it's been tough. I've never felt the pains that I've felt the last few days before,' Allison told This is BC. He's running from Prince Rupert to Terrace and back, in his third annual Miles for Markus fundraiser in memory of his father, Markus, who died of cancer in 2023. 'How he kept himself composed and so positive and always looking for the silver lining, he was a really special guy,' said Allison. Markus was there for the first one, high-fiving his son every chance he got along the way. 'I came around and he saw me still running and still moving. You could see the proudness radiating,' said Allison. 'The last thing he ever said to me was how proud he was.' Story continues below advertisement With a lot of support, these runs have raised just over $14,000 to date. Donations through his Instagram account @healingthroughendurance will support The BC Cancer Foundation's Patient Relief Fund. 1:55 This is BC: Carrying on family business finding missing pets 'Every time I look at my phone, I've got a new email notification for a new donation, so it's really been going well,' said Allison. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy This has become therapeutic for him as well. Running offered him a break from those long hospital visits during his dad's battle. 'At one point, I was over 300 pounds and unhealthy. He was quite shocked when I did my first eight-kilometre race, I remember him going 'eight kilometres, that's so far',' said Allison. It makes him smile, imagining what Markus would have thought about running across part of Northern B.C. and back in just a week. Story continues below advertisement 'I know him well enough to know he would just go 'you are absolutely insane, '' said Allison. 'To think what he would say about this, I can only imagine. My mom and I have a got a good laugh thinking about how crazy he would think I was for doing this one.'
Global News
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Global News
B.C. artist takes designs to ‘new heights' with animations for Las Vegas Sphere
It is sizzling animation on concert screens, that for the longest time, was trapped inside a highly creative mind. 'I see a lot of stuff in my head, and I was never good at getting it out. I was never good at drawing or painting,' Mike Voskakis told Global's This is BC. 'As I was working, I just started teaching myself animation just for fun, just to get some of the stuff out of my head.' 2:00 This is BC: Siegel's Bagels anniversary Voskakis is an electrician by trade, but the rest of his time is spent at his other job: creating complex visual elements for clients all around the world. Story continues below advertisement 'The last couple of years it's completely exploded,' said Voskakis. 'There are people who buy them for festivals, music videos, they might be in a show, they might be on the sides of buildings.' Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy He quickly gained viral traction when he first started, going on to make YouTube videos for musicians. When Alex Grey, who does art design for the band Tool, started following him on social media there was no turning back. 'I like to push the limits, too. The technology. I like to show people things they haven't seen before,' said Voskakis. Late last year, he got a job out of Las Vegas to design for one of his biggest clients yet. 2:35 This is BC: Park Sound Studio hits a new note 'My agent Hannah messaged me and said, 'Do you want to make some visuals for The Sphere for New Year's Eve?' And I'm like, of course.' Story continues below advertisement The walls in his condo are a tech graveyard plastered with old computer components. His ceiling is a testing ground for new animation. Production will continue for bands and DJs with different projects arriving in the pipeline all the time. There are no limits to the mesmerizing material that will be created. 'I'm excited to show people new things that couldn't have been made a couple of years ago,' said Voskakis. 'You're going to see a lot more from me. I'm going to take it to new heights.'
