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Neighbours rally after a Grinch calls B.C. display a ‘Christmas abortion’

Sooke’s Cheryl Dinse was sent an angry letter about her Christmas lights display

The holiday season is a time for sleigh bells, presents, Santa, hot chocolate, Christmas lights – and angry letters.

Cheryl Dinse, who lives in Sooke, decided to decorate her house with an elaborate display, but found herself on the receiving end of a letter that even the Grinch himself would think, “That’s too much.”

The letter starts by asking Dinse to give the neighbourhood a break and that less is more, which is ironic given the letter’s content.

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