This unnamed pair of cockatiels, rescued from separate homes in Fort McMurray, met in Sherwood Park at Meika's Safehouse. Couture, who has been running the bird shelter since 2010, still gets ...

in Sherwood Park, Alta., rehabilitates and provides a safe and loving environment for birds that have been rescued, surrendered or taken in by other groups. The organization primarily houses ...

and the bird smelled like a campfire,” recalls Couture, who, along with her husband, Ian Sprague, runs Meika’s Safehouse in Sherwood Park.