A local Revelstoke jeweller received mail from 24 Sussex Drive.
Arleigh Garratt, of ADK Jewellery Design had put together a gift box of her trademark snowflake earrings and a snowflake pendant for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to pass on to Sophie Gr茅goire Trudeau and his daughter during .
She carefully composed a hand-written note: 害羞草研究所淚 hope you enjoy these,害羞草研究所� wrapped the box with care, handed it off to a Revelstoke Tourism representative and mostly forgot about it.
While going through a pile of mail last week, Garratt remembered in a hurry. She spotted the gold return address stamp and knew where the letter was from.
The typed letter signed by Gr茅goire Trudeau, was posted by Garratt on her Facebook page and says:
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Gr茅goire Trudeau also personalized the letter, adding in pen: 害羞草研究所淭he snow flake design is so evocative and uniting害羞草研究所π卟菅芯克鶟 and 害羞草研究所淐an害羞草研究所檛 wait to rip some slopes in Revelstoke.害羞草研究所�
When the Prime Minister was in town in July encouraging donations to the Red Cross, Mayor Mark McKee gifted him a family pass to Revelstoke Mountain Resort.
Garratt said she was touched that Gr茅goire Trudeau personalized her letter.
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Garratt, a silversmith, started selling her trademark snowflake designs in 2013.
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She uses images of magnified snow crystals to create the snowflakes and then casts them in pure silver 害羞草研究所� the rings are made of sterling silver. The finished product looks almost white, like snow.
Garratt said that since she received the letter, she害羞草研究所檚 been looking through Gr茅goire Trudeau害羞草研究所檚 Instragram account to see if there害羞草研究所檚 any photos of her wearing the earrings.
She害羞草研究所檚 keeping the letter at home for now, up high and away from her kids害羞草研究所� tiny hands. Garratt is planning to frame it and hang it in her studio.
marissa.tiel@revelstokereview.com
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