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CBC
5 days ago
- CBC
Regina Rowing Club faces string of vandalism ahead of peak summer season
The Regina Rowing Club is reporting an increase in vandalism to the club's property in recent days. The club says lines securing the docks to the shore have been cut, on-water start towers have been pushed and sunk, its Pine Island Watch tower has been targeted multiple times and a has been vehicle stolen, all in the past few weeks. "This has been kind of a pattern of different types of mischievous behaviour," said David Robertson, the club's vice commodore. Robertson said it's not uncommon for people to be curious about the boating equipment at the club. "We have had people come into the boathouse and ask and sometimes try to take boats," Robertson said. In those cases, he usually gives them directions for where to rent boats and equipment in the area. But he said what's happening now is not like that. "This is the first time we've seen this level of damage and vandalism through the years," Robertson said. "It's kind of more the mischief and vandalism that we're really concerned about and obviously the boats that are in the boathouse, whether they're rowing shells or kayaks and racing canoes they're quite expensive to maintain." In the most recent incidents, multiple windows on the watch tower have been broken, monitors have been smashed and the exterior has been defaced with eggs. Robertson said a team of volunteers from the club spent time cleaning the area on the morning of June 1. They spent more than seven hours shovelling glass and installing new plexiglass windows. Volunteers to the rescue Robertson said the recent uptick in vandalism has been disheartening for the community and volunteers. "Whenever something happens the volunteers have to roll up their sleeves and do whatever needs to get done to make things work," Robertson said. The club's cleaning and repair efforts are all happening ahead of hosting team trials for the Canada Summer Games on Saturday and the racing club's annual regatta the following weekend, which Robertson said will bring in guests from across Western Canada. "So again, as we're trying to prepare for these competitions, it adds a lot of extra stress and strain to our volunteers and, again, it's really discouraging," Robertson said. He is asking the public to report incidents of destruction they see going on, not just at the club, but anywhere in the city. "I think that's the best thing that we can do," Robertson said. He has reported the incidents to police and said they are in talks about increased patrolling in the area. "Hopefully, you know, we're able to find a solution to keep things secure, keep things safe, and keep everything kind of moving in a positive direction."
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Yahoo
Regina Rowing Club faces string of vandalism ahead of peak summer season
The Regina Rowing Club is reporting an increase in vandalism to the club's property in recent days. The club says lines securing the docks to the shore have been cut, on-water start towers have been pushed and sunk, its Pine Island Watch tower has been targeted multiple times and a has been vehicle stolen, all in the past few weeks. "This has been kind of a pattern of different types of mischievous behaviour," said David Robertson, the club's vice commodore. Robertson said it's not uncommon for people to be curious about the boating equipment at the club. "We have had people come into the boathouse and ask and sometimes try to take boats," Robertson said. In those cases, he usually gives them directions for where to rent boats and equipment in the area. But he said what's happening now is not like that. "This is the first time we've seen this level of damage and vandalism through the years," Robertson said. "It's kind of more the mischief and vandalism that we're really concerned about and obviously the boats that are in the boathouse, whether they're rowing shells or kayaks and racing canoes they're quite expensive to maintain." In the most recent incidents, multiple windows on the watch tower have been broken, monitors have been smashed and the exterior has been defaced with eggs. Robertson said a team of volunteers from the club spent time cleaning the area on the morning of June 1. They spent more than seven hours shovelling glass and installing new plexiglass windows. Volunteers to the rescue Robertson said the recent uptick in vandalism has been disheartening for the community and volunteers. "Whenever something happens the volunteers have to roll up their sleeves and do whatever needs to get done to make things work," Robertson said. The club's cleaning and repair efforts are all happening ahead of hosting team trials for the Canada Summer Games on Saturday and the racing club's annual regatta the following weekend, which Robertson said will bring in guests from across Western Canada. "So again, as we're trying to prepare for these competitions, it adds a lot of extra stress and strain to our volunteers and, again, it's really discouraging," Robertson said. He is asking the public to report incidents of destruction they see going on, not just at the club, but anywhere in the city. "I think that's the best thing that we can do," Robertson said. He has reported the incidents to police and said they are in talks about increased patrolling in the area. "Hopefully, you know, we're able to find a solution to keep things secure, keep things safe, and keep everything kind of moving in a positive direction."
CTV News
5 days ago
- General
- CTV News
‘A consistent pattern': Regina Rowing Club dealing with reoccurring vandalism of property
It has been a rough few weeks for the Regina Rowing Club, as several vandalism incidents have taken place against its property. On Saturday, a number of windows were broken at the finish line tower on Pine Island. Workers and volunteers installed plexiglass shortly on those broken windows but then noticed a second incident Tuesday night. Three more windows were broken, with a few large rocks left inside. The outline of a foot was also left on one of the windows, indicating that another one could have been broken as well. 'I've been involved with the community high club since the early 90s,' said Dave Robertson, who is the vice commodore of the Regina Racing and Canoe Club. 'And I know every once in a while, there might be an incident, but there's just been a consistent pattern of several incidents that have been happening over the last few weeks.' The area has also had a few star towers, which are metal structures that are markers during races - pushed into the water. Additionally, a car was stolen last Wednesday. 'It's surprising, and it's also really disheartening,' said Robertson. 'We operate as a volunteer organization. During a one-off incident, you kind of can plan for and expect. But when you have a series of instances where you come in, do the repair, and clean it up, and then only to have that damage redone a couple of days later. It is very taxing on the volunteers.' It is an unfortunate time for vandalisms to occur, with the season now opening for the club. Saturday will see the Saskatchewan team trials for the Canada Summer Games. Regina police said that officers have been canvassing the area for any video that may be available, but that no suspects have been found at this point in time.
