Local Guides World
Sandra Jones
1 reviews on 1 places
It's a stunning location with waterfront, a huge front lawn (watch for the goose poop), the gardens and the stately castle. Today was stunningly beautiful and sunny.
We stopped for an hour so that our 16-year-old Shih Tzu could enjoy the sunshine after a long hard winter. She's in her last days and we had her laying on blankets in the shade. A parking officer stops his little vehicle and gets out to take a closer look. Warns us that our dog (who hadn't even lifted her head from her nap) should be wearing her leash. My husband explains that the dog is very old and can barely stand, but attached the lease to her harness as he watched. Instead of doing the respectful, considerate thing, he doubles down and tells us that other people could complain and the dog needs to be leashed at all times.
So on top of now having to pay for parking, we have an overzealous employee enforcing the rules. He even ticketed a driver as he returned to his car and was getting into it. Look, I'm all for following rules, but enforcement should show compassion and be respectful at all times. A degree of professionalism is required when dealing with members of the public. So even after my dog is gone, I won't be going back. And this is my Clemmie, probably the oldest canine resident of Colwood for over a decade.
We stopped for an hour so that our 16-year-old Shih Tzu could enjoy the sunshine after a long hard winter. She's in her last days and we had her laying on blankets in the shade. A parking officer stops his little vehicle and gets out to take a closer look. Warns us that our dog (who hadn't even lifted her head from her nap) should be wearing her leash. My husband explains that the dog is very old and can barely stand, but attached the lease to her harness as he watched. Instead of doing the respectful, considerate thing, he doubles down and tells us that other people could complain and the dog needs to be leashed at all times.
So on top of now having to pay for parking, we have an overzealous employee enforcing the rules. He even ticketed a driver as he returned to his car and was getting into it. Look, I'm all for following rules, but enforcement should show compassion and be respectful at all times. A degree of professionalism is required when dealing with members of the public. So even after my dog is gone, I won't be going back. And this is my Clemmie, probably the oldest canine resident of Colwood for over a decade.