It was quite the commotion Thursday as loose chickens sent members of the local police and fire departments into the streets of North and Central Saanich to corral them to safety.
Around 8:30 a.m. a concerned resident who spotted some birds along Birch Road called to report the situation.
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Against the rising sun, members of the North Saanich Fire Department roped at least some of them into the pickle ball courts at Wain Park and when word got out, social media users had a little fun with the whole ordeal.
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According to Sidney/North Saanich RCMP nearly 100 chickens were found scattered across the Peninsula in five different locations.
All but one that had to be put down due to injury, are now in the care of CRD Animal Control.
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