Dying trees have sparked a mystery in the town of Creston, British Columbia, after they were decorated for Christmas following long-standing complaints from residents.
As soon as the holiday season rolls around, towns and cities across the globe start putting up their decorations to celebrate. Some are more iconic than others, with decade-old decorations still being used to keep up long-standing traditions.
However, in the town of Creston, British Columbia in Canada, their trees have become the centre of a Christmas mystery. The town had to cut down 10 trees around their town centre due to a cold snap killing the trees.
The stumps that stood in place of the trees sparked complaints from residents. “In the summer we heard some grumbling on Facebook after we cut these trees down,” Creston communications lead Brandy Dyer told CBC.
Trees mysteriously dressed up with Christmas decorations
Well, out of the blue, a stranger dressed some of the trees up in Christmas garb for the holiday season, with lights and Santa hats being used.
The mysterious stranger has yet to come forward, but it sparked the town to finish off the rest.
“When life gives you tree stumps, you put lights on them and you call it festive,” Dyer added. “Huge thanks to the local businesses that got creative and decked out a few stumps with Christmas lights,” the town also said on Facebook.
According to Dyer, this is unlikely to be a permanent feature, given that the trees will be replanted in the spring and the stumps will be gone.
“To be honest, if there was stumps next year, we would probably decorate them again,” she admitted.
The stumps aren’t the only holiday decorations to cause a stir across Canada, either. Earlier in December, police in Brantford, Ontario, were called after “Santa is Fake” signs were displayed towards kids at the town’s annual Christmas parade.
“While it isn’t illegal to be a ‘Grinch,’ we do encourage everyone to embrace the spirit of the season and help foster a positive, welcoming community, especially during events like the Santa Claus Parade,” they said.
