On the 12th day of Christmas Mother Nature gave Lake Cowichan a big dump of snow, but that was not all the giving that took place in one neighbourhood on that day. Some help shoveling snow, likely some hockey pointers, and a whole lot of laughs were also on tap.
Lake CowichanB次元官网网址檚 Michelle Banfield couldnB次元官网网址檛 help but capture the wholesome interaction between a young boy and some men outside in the snow.
Banfield explained:
B次元官网网址淲e live on a hill that is quite the climb,B次元官网网址� she explained. B次元官网网址淲e have first responders and teachers and a nurse and a pastorB次元官网网址ew families, older families, it is just a great place to be.B次元官网网址�
So great, in fact, that the neighbours have been known to gather, in the warmer months, over a cold beer in the middle of the cul-de-sac for community safety meetings. Needless to say, they all get along swimmingly.
B次元官网网址淭his is a great community,B次元官网网址� Banfield confirmed.
That community banded together to help out one of its own after the snow covered their street on Dec. 12.
B次元官网网址淎 lady needed to get her car to the top of the hill so everyone came out and got their shovels going,B次元官网网址� Banfield said. B次元官网网址淭he plow had not been out yet.B次元官网网址�
Banfield was looking out her front window when what to her wondering eyes should appear, but B次元官网网址渁 young fellow out there: no shirt, no socks, running shoes, and a tuque showing his stick handling skills with the shovel to the older guys on the hill.B次元官网网址�
Apparently 13-year-old Carl Stenberg had been outside preparing for his U15 Lakers hockey game slated for that afternoon when he decided he better go help out with the shovelling.
Get properly dressed for the weather? Nah.
B次元官网网址淲e just moved here a year ago from Alberta. He did not find the weather cold that day,B次元官网网址� said CarlB次元官网网址檚 mom Eden Snobelen. B次元官网网址淲e obviously choose a great cul-de-sac to live on. All the Neighbours were out to ensure everyone could leave their house if needed.B次元官网网址�
Regardless, it was a sight to see.
B次元官网网址淚 had a good laugh and grabbed the camera,B次元官网网址� Banfield said. B次元官网网址淚 thought B次元官网网址榶es this is a true Canadian winter momentB次元官网网址�. It was the 12th day of Christmas countdownB次元官网网址�.so it seemed fitting to post that community spirit and share with everyone.B次元官网网址�
The group of men all stopped to have a big belly laugh at StenbergB次元官网网址檚 antics before they all continued on with their work, she said.
B次元官网网址淲hat a great kid. Here he is, grabs a shovel and gets out there to help the rest of the neighbours clear the road,B次元官网网址� Banfield said. B次元官网网址淭he neighbour [waiting] at the bottom of the hill in her car and she would not make it up if they had not done that.B次元官网网址�
sarah.simpson@cowichanvalleycitizen.com
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