You could call it a Christmas miracle in August. A beloved festive display that was stolen in Oak Bay late last November has been returned to the scene of the crime.
stolen in Oak BayWooden cut-outs of Charlie Brown, Sally and Snoopy were found Wednesday, neatly stacked, in the same place from which they had been taken. A passerby recognized the missing characters in Entrance Park and called the district.
Chris Hyde-Lay, the district's parks service manager, says the return of the iconic characters was great news for the community, especially for a couple of district employees. “It was a disappointment,” Hyde-Lay says, referring to the theft. “We heard from an awful lot of residents about sad they were to see them disappear.”
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