SMOKEY BEEF: Dear neighbours, not only are we in the throes of a horrific pandemic. Throw in huge stifling smokey skies,a dd pot and what do you have? All breathing issues! I go outside and would like to breath some fresh air, but no. Pot haze and foul smelling back yard, that comes into my house. I do not smoke pot. Smoke in your own house, not mine! Go buy a smoke buddy. Livid in Colwood!

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BOUQUET: Giant bouquets of gratitude to the staff at WAVES in Langford. The entire staff have been amazing in caring for our dog and have gone above and beyond in supporting our family. After reading the story in the Gazette on the Sept. 16 in regards to suicide rates in the veterinarian industry it gave me a whole new respect for what they do.

BOUQUET: A bouquet to a very helpful gentleman. A couple of days ago I was in the Wishart elementary parking area after picking up my child from school. A helpful gentleman let me know that the tire on my car was low on air. IB次元官网网址檓 very grateful that he let me know so I could get my tire patched up. Turns out there was a screw in it. If it wasnB次元官网网址檛 for him, I would probably have ended up with a flat tire at a frustrating time. He saved me from going through the trouble, time and expense of getting towed etc. A huge thank you to you sir!

BEEF: To the couple walking on the Galloping Goose on the weekend of Sept 19 by Willow Wind. I had to stand in the bushes as you gave no room for me to walk by and one had the nerve to say B次元官网网址榯hank you for the space!B次元官网网址� Please be kind and considerate of your fellow walkers/runners. We still have a ways to go before safe distancing is a thing of the past.

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