Anything left outdoors at the La Ronge Child Care Cooperative has become a target for vandals. (La Ronge Child Care Cooperative/Facebook)

By Derek Cornet

staff frustrated

La Ronge day care scene of multiple acts of vandalism

Aug 8, 2019 | 11:47 AM

The executive director of La Ronge Child Care Cooperative is frustrated by multiple instances of vandalism in recent weeks.

So far this summer, Daisy Kereluk stated there have been three instances where vandals have targeted outdoor furniture, toys, the garden or anything else the children have created in the yard. While she noted it has been an ongoing issue for years, the last month has been particularly bad with the latest incident occurring over the Saskatchewan Day long weekend.

“I had returned from the city on Monday and I was coming to drop off a few supplies I had purchased, and I came and everything was completely damaged as far as materials in the yard, flowers and pots being tipped over,” Kereluk said.

Kereluk stated herself and educators at the day care are becoming frustrated as the incidents are making it difficult to create a fun learning environment for the children. She noted there are also safety issues that go along with the vandalism as sometimes the water hose has been left on all night or weekend and the yard is flooded, or broken toys become dangerous. The children have also been impacted by the destruction, Kereluk said, as they understand what’s happened.

“The broken toys does have an affect on them,” she said.

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Although Kereluk hasn’t reported the incidents to the La Ronge RCMP, she does urge residents to call them or herself if they see anything suspicious going on. She mentioned the day care is private property and nobody should be in the yard after hours during the week or on weekends. Kereluk is also looking into ways to stop future incidents from occurring.

The destruction has been an ongoing issue for years. (La Ronge Child Care Cooperative/Facebook)

“We will be fundraising, potentially, in the near future to buy Wi-Fi cameras,” she said. “That way I can have notifications right on my phone, so it can be a preventative action.”

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derek.cornet@jpbg.ca

Twitter: @saskjourno