Residents looking to reflect on the one year anniversary of the passing of Aubrey and Chloe Berry are invited to the playground at Willows Beach.
A tree near the playground has been designated as a temporary memorial site for the young sisters, who were found dead in their fatherB次元官网网址檚 Oak Bay apartment on Christmas Day.
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Residents are welcome to spent time at the site, and may leave notes, flowers or tokens on the tree should they wish. The memorial will remain in place until at least Dec. 30. Oak Bay councillor Hazel Braithwaite led the creation of the site.
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She said the parks department came up with idea of wrapping bungee cords around the tree in order to windproof any tokens left. Braithwaite said that the community response has been very positive, and that space is starting to fill up.
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Although there is no plans for a large scale vigil this year, Braithwaite said a crowd of almost two hundred people might gather at the site on Boxing Day.
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B次元官网网址淲hoever wants to come, just bring some sort of a lightB次元官网网址攇low sticks, battery operated candle, whatever they want to bringB次元官网网址攁nd to do a little bit of a sing along.B次元官网网址�
Jesse Laufer [9:37 AM]
jesse.laufer@oakbaynews.com
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