3,000 Christmas cards received by a sick boy

Six-year- old boy has received over 3,000 Christmas cards from strangers. Owen Hill
Davie suffers from two rare genetic conditions which require around the clock care. It is
difficult for him to play with toys, but brightly coloured Christmas cards make him laugh
and smile. His family lives in Delta B.C., posted on Facebook asking friends to spread a
little Christmas cheer by sending Davie a card. Cards came from all over North
America and as far as Russia, Germany, Ireland and Australia.
Each day he received almost 200 cards and some were even dropped off in person. A
local Save-On- Foods set up a mailbox for customers to drop cards off.
Cards to Owen can be sent to the following address: Owen Hill Davie, 4295-96th
Street Delta, B.C. V4K 3N3

Oversight! Winnipeg refunding parking tickets

Winnipeg has said that it will cancel or refund some tickets that were issued to people
who thought they could park for free downtown on Saturday, only to find out they had to
pay before the free time took effect.

The Winnipeg Parking Authority's website has now has the information that it offers
two-hour, complimentary on-street parking in the city's downtown on Saturdays, but it
only kicks in after a motorist has already purchased the maximum amount of time.

Many people believed they could park immediately for free because that's what stickers
on pay stations indicate. The authority said it updated its website earlier this year after
some people complained the information was unclear, but it says stickers on the pay
stations and the website caused further confusion. The Winnipeg Parking Authority now
states that it won't issue tickets within the first two hours for downtown on-street parking
between 8 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. on Saturdays, excluding hospital zones, in the immediate
future.

The authority says it will review the parking program "to ensure greater clarity," and that
anyone who got a ticket should call or email the city.

"Obviously we got it wrong and can admit we got it wrong and took the immediate steps
to fix it moving forward," said Randy Topolniski, the chief operating officer of the
Winnipeg Parking Authority.