Patrick was born in Surrey back in the early 1900’s to George and Myla Mehain. He was the fourth of five children blessed to the Mehains. Patrick grew up in Langley and has fond memories of playing golf with his father and his brother Paul at Newlands Golf Course. Patrick and his friends would hunt for crayfish and golf balls in the creek that runs through Newlands. After graduating from high school, Patrick attended college to obtain his pre-apprenticeship in carpentry. He worked as a carpenter until 1997 when he joined the RCMP. Between 1996-2001, Patrick was blessed with four beautiful children. His three daughters and his son also grew up in the lower mainland. Patrick has spent 28 years in service with the RCMP as a frontline officer, experiencing positions with the federal department in national security, provincial enforcement, plain clothes units, and other specialized units. Patrick reflects on his time with the RCMP as a time where he met the highest quality people who have become a second family.

Maia was born in Lapeer, Michigan in the late 1900’s to Lydia Sanchez. She was the second child, and only daughter, of seven children. Maia grew up in Michigan and has fond memories from Catholic school and playing in the bands in high school. After graduating high school, Maia joined the US Navy and eventually ended up in Washington state where she was blessed with two children from 1999-2003. From 2003-2006, Maia was a university student in Ventura California and decided to attend nursing school in 2006, back in Washington state. In 2009, Maia made the decision to immigrate to Canada to participate in a society where all citizens were treated for medical ailments regardless of their insurance coverage or financial position. Maia has had the opportunity to work in many fields of nursing, including education, clinical, research, hospital, and regulation. Following the COVID epidemic, in 2022 Maia decided to become a paramedic and enrolled in school. Maia currently works as a primary care paramedic and as a paramedic educator.

Patrick and Maia met in September 2020 in the parking lot of a Home Depot in Langley BC. Patrick and Maia had been dating, quite unsuccessfully, for a few years prior and met on a casual agreement to run errands together at the hardware store. Neither had any expectations about the future. During a white water rafting date, Maia knew she had fallen in love with Patrick while standing underneath a frigid water fall in the Chilliwack river in October 2020. Patrick says he knew he had fallen in love before then. In March 2021, Patrick and Maia moved into a small townhouse in Chilliwack and began their lives together. Although the future was pretty certain, Patrick proposed to Maia in May 2024. Now, Patrick & Maia live in their dream home in the mountains in Kamloops, BC, and have been excitedly planning their wedding with the blessings of their six children.