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Chilliwack woman shares her leap-year love story

‘See that guy over there? He hasn’t danced once. When it’s ladies’ choice, I’m going to ask him to dance.’
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Isobel Boylan, seen holding her wedding photo in her Chilliwack home on Feb. 22, 2024, shared her leap year love story with The Chilliwack Progress. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

Longtime Chilliwack resident Isobel Boylan has a soft spot in her heart for when a leap year rolls around.

The 2024 leap year would have marked her 68th wedding anniversary.

This week Isobel is remembering with fondness the day she took a leap of faith and proposed to Fred Charles Boylan.

It was at the very outset of their leap year love story, which began in Aberdeen, Scotland, where they both originally hailed from.

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