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As the sun begins to fade each evening at 7 p.m., Vancouverites who have been spending their days safely inside emerge on patios and balconies to take part in the nightly cheer to say thanks to our health-care heroes.

All day long, the streets of the city are starkly bare, with storefronts boarded up to ward off would-be criminal opportunists, and traffic mostly a trickle. Even Stanley Park's nine o'clock gun is on a new schedule. 

With COVID-19 measures restricting travel in and out of the country, and all gatherings off limits, Vancouver's hotels have gone dark. Inside, their restaurants and spas are closed, and there are no weddings, conferences, or meetings taking place.

But some have joined in the global movement to spread a little love from the inside out by displaying hearts in their windows. Specifically, they're turning the lights on in certain rooms to form massive lit-up heart shapes, easily seen from the street.

The hotels we've tracked putting their heart on their massive sides are the Fairmont properties in downtown Vancouver - at the Hotel Vancouver on Georgia, the Waterfront across from Canada Place, and the Pacific Rim in Coal Harbour.