After being violently rear ended by a minivan on Saturday afternoon on Main Street, a man stopped his car to protectively block our vehicle after he noticed I was having chest pains. He comforted my daughter and myself and kept us calm until the arrival of the FD, PD and EMS. This man stopped when no one else did anything, but rubberneck. This is the only forum I knew of to convey our sincere thanks to this angel. We didn't get a chance to thank him for the care and concern he displayed, at risk to his own safety. Thank you sir, you have restored my faith in mankind.

Many thanks to the firefighters, the exceptional paramedics and RCMP and Regional Officers that responded, we are so lucky to have this calibre of men and women serving this community. —The Red Mazda

I want it to be crows and cuttlefish forever. I love and appreciate just you. I'm sorry I am scared all the time and push you away when I should pull you closer. I love our long talks and your quick wits. You are very much a surprise and I can't wait to see what happens next. —Yours

To the awesome server who non-chalantly crumpled up, and threw my bill for a $1.50 cup of coffee over his shoulder... Thank you! You are hilarious and you made my night. —Caffeine Addict

I know it’s easy to turn your nose up at the homeless people that populate down town Hali or be annoyed with them and judge them for what they are doing and how they got to that point in their life because I hear people do it frequently. Some of them are a lost cause. Some of them might be very bad people, but some of them simply had a turn of bad luck and struggle every day to turn it back around. Unless you have been there first hand you have no idea how hard it is to rise up from where they are so I have a Thanksgiving weekend challenge for those of you who routinely walk past these people. Next time instead of crossing the street or pretending to be preoccupied by your phone or the pretty shoes in the store window, look that person with their hand/cup/hat out in the eyes, smile at them and tell them that you hope they find what they need (or something along those lines). If they smile back and say thank you even though you did absolutely nothing to help them, you know they have a good soul so if you can afford to, walk into a coffee shop and buy a sandwich or a gift card or a hot cup of something that smells good and take it back to that lonely desperate human being who will actually appreciate it. You won’t be contributing to whatever addiction you think might have put them where they are and you will give them a little hope and the love they need and rarely see. It’s crazy, but a smile can change a life. The smile you get back might even change yours. —Smiles Often