Editor:
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the staff at Peace Arch Hospital triage centre, the ambulance crew and Langley Memorial Hospital surgical and orthopedic centres for their excellent treatment when I injured my leg.
Thanks to all these people who made my experience as comfortable as possible and no doubt a successful recovery.
Gary Immelman, Surrey
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On the afternoon of Tuesday, March 1, this retired couple had the unanticipated need to put our “social safety net” to the test.
In the cold, blustery afternoon, as we made our way home to Ocean Park on Highway 99 after spending a lovely day with friends in Vancouver, the front right tire blew out on our 2002 Passat.
We pulled off the highway to consider our options as ever-increasing traffic rushed past. When we decided to call a tow truck, we discovered to our chagrin that we had left our cellphone carefully plugged into its charger at home.
Fortunate in our misfortune, we thought we would be able to walk a short distance ‘cross-country’ to the Delta Fire Rescue/Emergency Services Training Station near the Ladner Trunk Road turnoff in the hope of using their telephone.
Through the cold, wind and threatening rain we went to be greeted at the station by battalion Chief Ken Johnson who kindly took us in and assessed our problem. Imagine our surprise when he gained the assistance of Warren Tucker, captain of training division, and they sprang into action. Within 20 minutes, our spare was installed and we were on our way home.
We would like to express our gratitude to these fine gentlemen and to commend them for their professional expertise in helping us out of our unexpected difficulty.
Dr. D. Jewison &
G. Roberts-Jewison, Surrey