The Heroes Of McBride Should Receive Much Credit

By Ben Meisner

I think the people of the region owe it to ourselves to write a letter to Premier Gordon Campbell pointing out the heroic feat of a number of snowmobilers and towns people as well from the McBride area (with a smattering of others along the way) who took it upon themselves to rescue  two horses sentenced to death by starvation in the Renshaw area near McBride.

Think about it, setting about to dig a trench more than a kilometre long in seven feet of snow to allow you to get these two animals into a position where they would be able to walk down a trail to freedom from the icy grip of the mountains.

It takes a lot of guts and a lot of conviction to look at that job and say it’s possible and the people involved did just that.

As to the person or persons who left the animals in the region last fall, I am sure that it will play out; the public is not in a mood to accept this kind of conduct.

For all of you who took time to work on the project, you are men and women of steel. For all of you who took time to send along a donation to help in the payment of the rescue, thank you.

I am sure that the SPCA is sitting in wonderment at what has been accomplished in that small community, it is a lesson that we all can take with us.

Thank you all again for making Opinion250 a part of the entire rescue, I am confident the "thank yous" will not end here.

Finally to all of you, God bless you merry gentlemen let nothing you dismay, for Christ our lord and savior was born on Christmas Day....and oh yes... There is magic.

I’m Meisner

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