We're not gonna take it!!!!

Hi All,

The fire hall in the tiny community of Ross Ferry was literally bursting out of the doors with people late last week, as we anxiously waited for news from the RCMP. This news was the last thing we wanted to hear, but at the same time, something we all needed to know.

It seems that in the wide spanning, yet sparsely populated areas of Big Bras d’or, Boularderie East, Boularderie Centre, Ross Ferry and Kempt Head that a dozen break and enters have occurred within the last month and a half. A DOZEN, as in TWELVE! Citizens from these communities as well as New Campbellton came to hear what we could do to stop further break ins from occurring.

Apparently, lowlifes were helping themselves to whatever they wanted from homes and bungalows, mostly in broad daylight. They had stolen everything and anything they thought might be of any value: computers, lawnmowers, jewelery, tools, etc. The most heartbreaking moment of the meeting was when one victim, (who had been gone for only 4 hours the morning of his break in) told the story of things taken that he could never replace. This family has lovingly adopted 4 children, two from Asia, and two from Ethiopia. The silver crosses given to his boys from Ethiopia by their dying Mother had been stolen. There was not a dry eye in the fire hall as he recounted the horror when he and his wife discovered these crosses were stolen from their own home.

Now I must warn these thieving scumbags that our communities were informed by the RCMP of what and who to look for. Since receiving this information, we are all now reporting suspicious activity, vehicles and people that don’t belong, and we are reinstituting our Rural Watch program. These are things you don’t really want to have to do in a small community, but remember, people in small communities all know each other and look out for one another. I am confident that these thieves will be caught and our communities will be safe again.

So to you heartless, gutless, thieves beware and know this: Our eyes are peeled and our ears are open. We’re not gonna take it!

Until next time,

Michelle

P.S. I know it’s been a long time since my last blog, so please accept my excuses and apologies. June went by in a whirlwind, what with class trips, end of year parties, and wrapping up my Roots of Empathy class. And now with the lazy, hazy (finally!!) days of summer upon us, our days are spent outside with the kids in the pool or trotting off to the lake for a dip.

Michelle

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