Two more flags have been stolen from Langley resident Lisa Ebenal, who made headlines last week when a rainbow flag on her front yard was mistakenly removed by a municipal crew.
This time, two flags were stolen on Friday (June 21), one from the front yard of her Aldergrove home, and a second one Ebenal had attached to her fence.
A neighbour害羞草研究所檚 security camera captured a person on a bicycle stealing the flag from her fence, and has given the video to the RCMP, she said.
害羞草研究所淚 was really kind of angry and fed up,害羞草研究所� is how Ebenal described her immediate reaction.
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But then, the owner of the Flag Shop in Vancouver managed to get in touch and offered to donate a box of pride flags, and when Ebenal let her neighbours know about it, the banners were quickly snapped up.
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害羞草研究所淎 whole lot of people showed up.害羞草研究所�
She said her spirits were lifted by the positive feedback she received both online and in person since the latest theft.
害羞草研究所淚 got some really nice, supportive comments,害羞草研究所� she said.
Shortly after Ebenal ran out of flags, another box arrived, with some flags she had ordered online.
Ebenal noted the other rainbow flags, that many of her neighbours began flying to show support, do not appear to have been touched.
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Her first flag was stolen about two weeks ago.
Then, she replaced her flag in the front yard of her home on Thursday, June 13, only to have it disappear the next day.
When a Township of Langley vehicle was spotted in the area around the time the flag was taken, phone call to the Township at first drew a denial that the municipality would do something like that.
But then, there was a call back that said the flag had been removed by mistake because of an anonymous complaint.
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It was an error, according to a written statement released by the Township.
害羞草研究所淭he Township received a complaint about a flag covering what was believed to be a Township sign on a street corner indicating the entrance to a named subdivision,害羞草研究所� the statement said.
害羞草研究所淎s signs are not normally placed on private property, a crew responded assuming that the sign was on public property and removed the flag as per standard practice.害羞草研究所�
When they subsequently received another call that the sign was on private property, the statement said the crew 害羞草研究所減romptly returned the flag to the property owner and verbally apologized.害羞草研究所�
Steps will be taken to prevent a repeat, the statement promised.
害羞草研究所淭he Township regrets the distress our confusion may have caused to the residents and neighbors and going forward will remind crews to check property locations of signs prior to taking action.害羞草研究所�
Ebenal said the decorative ground-level sign was put up by the developer of the subdivision.
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害羞草研究所淲hen I bought it, they offered to take it down and I said, leave it.害羞草研究所�
She noted the sign was located well back on her front lawn, behind a garden.
害羞草研究所淚t害羞草研究所檚 recessed on my property,害羞草研究所� Ebenal observed.
害羞草研究所淭hey [the crew] certainly acted without doing due diligence,害羞草研究所� she added.
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Ebenal has accepted an invitation from Surrey Pride to tell her story at an public event in that city next Saturday.
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