On Dec. 21, my husband and I sat at the Royal Bank’s waiting room on Trunk Avenue, waiting for an appointment. I had placed my wallet beside me on my chair. After some time, we decided to go for coffee.
So we got our coffee “to go” and returned to the bank. That’s when I realized that my wallet was missing. With the help of the bank staff, my husband, and the security guard, we looked by the chairs, in garbage cans and in the parking lot. We unfortunately concluded that it was gone, accidentally left in the chair I had sat in, and that someone had stolen it instead of handing it in to the Royal Bank employees. All cards were then cancelled.
The very next day, a man came to our house with the wallet. He said he saw a homeless man with a woman’s wallet and it didn’t look right, so he wrestled it out of his hand to verify identity. We were all stunned that someone would not only take those steps to retrieve the wallet, but go to the extremes of driving to our house to drop off the wallet.
Our entire family is very happy to get it back and would like to give kudos, and praise to the owner of the James Street Café, Rick. Not only are you an outstanding citizen and business owner, but you make the best sandwiches on Vancouver Island.
Thank you for being our Christmas miracle!
When things like this happen, it restores our belief in humanity again, and now, you have gained customers for life!
Norma Barden, Harry Barden, Greg and Lila Vaccher
Duncan
