Vandals destroy Railway Museum flag poles, steal flags
Posted by editor on July 31, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Somewhere in town tonight someone has a couple of new flags — a Canadian one and a British Columbian one — that they stole from the Railway Museum after climbing on a fence and destroying two steel flagpoles, presumably in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
This was not the work of bored, hyperactive 12-year-olds but adult or near-adult individuals and their act of vandalism has left Railway Museum Executive Director Jennifer Dunkerson shaking her head.
“We spent $1,200 to buy new flag poles and flags this year to replace the old poles that were too easily damaged,” she said.
If you have any information about this incident please call the Revelstoke RCMP at 250-837-5255.
Here are some images of the twisted poles:
When Railway Museum staff arrived for work on Tuesday they didn’t know it yet but vandals had bent two steel flag poles and stolen two flags from the flag line along the CPR line. David F. Rooney photo
This wasn’t the work of a couple of hyperactive 12 year-olds. David F. Rooney photo
The pipes were made of 1/8th inch steel pipe and were not easily bent. David F. Rooney photo
The poles and flags were purchased this year to replace an earlier set of more easily damaged poles. David F. Rooney photo
