Grinch seemed to have stopped in Caledonia last week-he brought cord cutters.

On Thursday night, Santa Claus will light up the annual holiday light show "Big Lantern Festival", but that afternoon, his elves found a show worth using coal.

Julie Henning, chairman of the Caledonian Community Foundation, said that the wires on multiple light displays were cut, making most of them "irreparable."

"It's planned, and people bring tools to do this."

Henning was very frustrated with this situation, calling it "heartbreaking."

She and Craig Peters, a volunteer, stood on a clearing in Kinsmen Park, where an exhibition was set up just last week and was interviewed by CTV News.

"Brightly lit" usually turns on the power during the last week of November and stays on until after the new year.

"That afternoon, our volunteer team came down to show the last few exhibits and discovered vandalism," Henning explained.

She said that the cutting line was not obvious at first, but the volunteers observed that there were multiple points cut on each display.

"The light strings on the display have all been cut off, so this is not a problem that can only be spliced ​​here and there. We really need to shoot them down. The second thing is that we want them to be safe."

These lights are estimated to be worth tens of thousands of dollars, and they were accumulated through donations over a period of several years.

The event was organized by nearly 40 volunteers who invested hundreds of hours in the past year and finally set up an exhibition in the park last week.

"Two young people, they actually use the holidays to make sure things go smoothly, that's how much they care," Peters said.

This year's exhibition plans to add a site.

"We plan to take a family portrait on the sidewalk," Peters said, referring to a photo and selfie station.

But the organizers will not let spoilers or spoilers cut off the wires of their Christmas spirit.

The Caledonian Community Foundation and the local BIA who participated in the show asked residents to decorate their houses and businesses before the holidays to keep their spirits up.

They also asked anyone involved to post photos and tag them on social media.

"No matter what, Christmas will come," Peters said emotionally. "The Grinch can't make trouble on Whoville, this guy won't make trouble around Caledonia."

Organizers plan to meet with Brant County and volunteers on Tuesday to assess the damage and decide if anything can be salvaged.

The organization called shipping delays a "blessing in disguise."

They were waiting for another light worth $13,000 to arrive, and they were told they were still on a container somewhere at sea.

The delivery date of the additional lights is unknown, but they hope they will arrive in time to set up the new display.

The team still hopes they can get them up before Christmas, but the display is unknown.

The pavilions in the park are equipped with surveillance cameras.

Hardimand OPP confirmed that they are investigating the incident.

Police Constable Mary Gagliardi stated that if the perpetrator is caught, “appropriate criminal charges will be filed, which may include, but are not limited to, allegations of public mischief.”

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