Lisa G Veefkind's Legacy To Her Mom & Dad

Hello my name is Lisa and I am

A one hundred and ten percent born and raised gal here on Vancouver Island{My Youth was in THE WORLD RENOWNED MILLBAY30 YEARS IN VICTORIA AND NOW BACK ELATED TO BE BACK HOME IN THE COWICHAN VALLEY For just over 13 yrs. I am 60 and 3/4 years old and have been living on my own {with my kittycat Loupin & my new little addition 4 yr. old Mexican Doggy Cheeka.

I MOST WILLINGLY GAVE six years of my life to my DearDaddy After My Mom Passing With Ovearian Cancer,and Daddy Loosing His Best Friend, and Half of his leg to a FAST TRAVELING BLOOD CLOT ALL WITHIN A YEAR, SO IT WAS JUST THE RIGHT THING FOR ME TO DO. NOBODY SHOULD HAVE TO ENDURE ANYONE OF THOSE THINGS BUT TO HAPPEN ALL WITHIN A YEAR IS FAR TOO MUCH FOR ANYONE TO HAVE TO COPE WITH . AFTER DADDY'S PASSING, I WENT BACK INTO THE WORKFORCE ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT I NEEDED CERTIFICATION OF WORK I HAD DONE IN THE PAST, SO I WENT TO NANAIMO FOR THE C.S.W. COMMUNITY SUPPORT WORKER PROGRAM FOR 2 YEARS. PASSING WITH A B PLUS AVERAGE I TRULY SURPRISED MY OWN SELF.

WHICH REALLY IS NOTHING UNUSUAL... ANYWAY

THOUGH I HAVEN'T PUT THE CERTIFICATION TO USE, I DID MANAGE TO WORK IN THE VALLEY FOR A TRANSPORTATION COMPANY THAT SPECIALIZES FOR PEOPLE WITH MOBILITY CHALLENGES AND WHEELCHAIRS, ETC. TO WHERE THEY NEED TO GO ANYWHERE UP-AND-DOWN THE ISLAND MEDICALLY, PERSONALLY THIS JOB WAS NOT A JOB TO ME, IT TRUELY WAS A DREAM JOB ...I LOVED EVERY MOMENT, ENJOYED EVERY MOMENT AND FOUND IT TO BE SUCH A GREAT SERVICE. AND SUCH A GREAT FIT FOR THINGS. I LIKE TO DO TO ASSIST PEOPLE IN WAYS THAT I CAN AND DRIVING AND ASSISTING.IT WAS A PERFECT FIT!! THAT REALLY HELPED TO PAY MY SCHOOLING. THE LAST BIT OF MY INHERITANCE,{THANKYOU MOM & DADDY} I WANTED SOMETHING OF MY OWN THAT I COULD REFLECT TREASURE AND HONOR MY MOM AND DADDY I MISS THEM SO VERY MUCH, SO I PUT

A WATERFALL AND LITTLE POND IN MY BACKYARD, AND FOR THE LAST COUPLE FEW YEARS, I FIND IT VERY SOOTHING AND FULFILLING WITH THE LOVE I HAVE FOR MOM & DADDY. NOW, FAST FORWARD, WITH ALL THE RAIN WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A HOLE HAS GROWN IN MY YARD TURNS OUT IT IS A **SINKHOLE.**

HAVING MY MUNICIPALITY COME DOWN WITH A CAMERA TO DISCOVER 13 AND A 1/2 FEET DOWN. I HAVE A WELL UNDISCLOSED TO EVERYBODY FOR DECADES. IT WAS BOARDED UP NEGLECTED, FORGOTTEN IGNORED, AND NOBODY KNEW AND IT WILL BE COSTING ME THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, APPARENTLY, THE MUNICIPALITY SAYS AND MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE BC AND MY LOCAL MLA, EVERYBODY IS SAYING IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY, AND I JUST, I'M DEVASTATED.

I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THIS HAS TO BE PUT ON TO ME.

FOR SOMETHING, I HAD NO CONTROL. OR?

KNOWLEDGE OF THIS ABANDONED WELL , AND DID I MENTION, THERE'S ALSO A CREEK/STREAM/RIVER AS WELL?? BEFORE MY CALL TO THE MUNICIPALITY, I HAD TWO TRUCKLOADS OF GRAVEL AND 40 TO 50 WHEELBARROW FULLS GO DOWN THE HOLE ONLY TO HAVE COMPLLEYELY VANNISH WITHIN 45 MINUTES. IT WAS AT THAT POINT I CALLED IN MY MUNICIPALITY, WHO SENT THE CAMERA DOWN TO DISCOVER WHAT THEY DISCOVERED AND TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING TO ASSIST ME IN THIS MANY, MANY DECADE OLD, WELL, THAT IS THAT I'VE BEEN ROTTED.I'M BROKEN WITH AGE AND NEGLECT. JUST AS A FOOTNOTE, IT JUST MAKES ME WONDER WITH EVERYBODY ELSE WHO'S IN THE NEWLY NAMED NORTH COWICHAN FOR THE LAST FEW WEEKS, WHAT WAS DUNCAN BEFORE OR COMMONLY NAMED BUY US OLD LOCALS BURKEY'S CORNER. THERE MUST BE MANY MORE OF US. I KNOW THE NEWLY BUILT APARTMENT BUILDING **THE RICHMOND** NEXTDOOR TO THE COUNTRY GROCER HAD TO STOP PRODUCTION UNDERNEATH THEIR FOUNDATION FOR THEY HAD A LOT OF WATERS STREAMS,CREEKS,RIVERS. I HAVEN'T DONE MAJOR RESEARCH BUT IF ANYBODY HAS I THINK A TOWN MEETING IS IN ORDER, AND I WOULD WELCOME SOMEBODY TO HELP ME TO HELP THAT TO HAPPEN, I REALLY FEEL ARE LOCAL M L A 'S AND GOVERNMENT AND OUR MUNICIPALITY SHOULD REALLY GIVE ASSISTANCE EVEN A PORTION.

OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT WOULD BE SO BENEFICIAL TO ALLUS LAND AND HOMEOWNERS FOR ALL THIS UNDISCLOSED WATER IN EVERY WHICH FORM IN EVERY FORM, IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT TO ME. IT SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PROPERTY/ HOME OWNER. ANYWAY, I HOPE PEOPLE AGREE WITH ME AND TOGETHER, IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN AND TOGETHER WITHOUT BEING MAD AND POINTING FINGERS, BUT JUST HELP EACH OTHER. IN SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES, AS THIS FOR NOTHING, WE COULDN'T HAVE HELPED OR PREDICTED. SO ON A VERY, VERY PERSONAL LEVEL, I NEED HELP I REALLY DO, AND THIS IS WHY THIS IS SO VERY IMPORTANT TO ME. AND THIS IS WHAT THE FUNDS THAT YOU COULD DONATE TO ME TO CLEAR UP THIS VERY MASSIVE PROBLEM, THANK YOU TO ONE AND ALL , AND PLEASE REMEMBER MY WORDS THAT MEANS SO MUCH TO ME... IT TAKES A VILLAGE AND A COMMUNITY

TO HELP ONE ANOTHER, LIKE IN THE OLD DAYS, COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGY CAN'T REACH OUT.

AND GO INTO PEOPLE'S HEARTS, THE WAY PEOPLE CAN. THERE IS POWER IN THAT, AND I TRULY BELIEVE THAT. THANK YOU TO ONE AND ALL AGAIN SINCERELY.