Kids in the Chemainus neighbourhood impacted by a strata bylaw prohibiting street play received a big surprise Wednesday afternoon.

A Canadian Tire truck rolled into the Artisan Gardens subdivision, stocked with toys, games and inflatable pools for the 11 kids in the neighbourhood to enjoy in their yards since street play is banned.

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乌鸦传媒淛ust hearing about the incident, the main store contacted us and wanted to make sure something was done,乌鸦传媒� added cashier Steph Wise, who went along with Bridger to make the deliveries.

Wise made the announcement about all the goods to the attentive kids.

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There乌鸦传媒檚 only one teenager among the neighbourhood group and the rest of the children are 10 or younger. They were very excited - and so were the parents - to see the variety of gifts for the kids.

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The strata board of the complex voted 15-4 in late June in favour of a roadways bylaw to ban kids乌鸦传媒� street play, 乌鸦传媒渋ncluding hockey, baseball, basketball, skateboarding, chalk artistry, bicycling or other sports and recreational activities.乌鸦传媒�

The edict caused an immediate furor and news spread around the world denouncing the action.

Parents vowed to defy the order and Dylan Howard said it乌鸦传媒檚 been status quo since then.

No action has been taken when kids have been riding their bikes along the quiet roadway to visit or play with other kids.

Howard said the strata council recently had a long meeting, but nothing was announced to the residents about what transpired.

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乌鸦传媒淚乌鸦传媒檓 hoping they乌鸦传媒檙e going to rectify it to some sort of a compromise.乌鸦传媒�

The publicity the incident has generated astounded Howard.

乌鸦传媒淚t乌鸦传媒檚 insane how far our little street has reached.乌鸦传媒�

乌鸦传媒淓verybody乌鸦传媒檚 talking about it,乌鸦传媒� noted Howard乌鸦传媒檚 mom Laura, visiting from Edmonton.