Colwood Coun. Cynthia Day was arrested Wednesday due to an ongoing dispute with the City over the boulevard in front of her house.

City crews showed up to the councillorB次元官网网址檚 home on Charnley Place Wednesday morning to remove rock walls built by DayB次元官网网址檚 husband Tim on the boulevard more than 20 years ago. The City claims, after conducting an engineerB次元官网网址檚 report, that the walls are a safety and liability issue, however, the homeowners dispute that claim after filing a FOI request and receiving the report.

The issue has been an ongoing disagreement between the City and the couple, culminating Wednesday in the arrest of Day after she refused to move from the rock walls when the City came to take them down.

B次元官网网址淚 told them I wasnB次元官网网址檛 going to go willingly. I had a right to protest,B次元官网网址� Day explained. B次元官网网址淭hey proceeded to arrest me, putting me in a cruiser and when I got to the police station they explained that they were simply maintaining the peace and not taking sides.B次元官网网址�

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Day was arrested for mischief but released without charges, based on her giving her word that she wouldnB次元官网网址檛 obstruct work by the City any further.

The cost for the work being done by the City will be added to the DayB次元官网网址檚 tax bill, something the couple says is unfair when they are not given information about what work will be done.

B次元官网网址淭he City has given us no opportunity to know what the plan is here and there has been no opportunity for us to present to council our side of the story,B次元官网网址� Day said.

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B次元官网网址淭he homeowner built a rock wall and did some planting in the city right of way in the boulevard between the property and the road,B次元官网网址� said Sandra Russell, ColwoodB次元官网网址檚 communication manager.

According to Russell, that work was done a number of years ago but came to the CityB次元官网网址檚 attention in 2017 when a tree fell onto a neighbourB次元官网网址檚 home. B次元官网网址淚t became a safety and liability issue. It was incumbent on the City to address the issue,B次元官网网址� Russell explained.

B次元官网网址淪heB次元官网网址檚 still a respected member of council and this is a separate issue from the CityB次元官网网址檚 viewpoint with a homeowner and the city,B次元官网网址� Russell added.

B次元官网网址淚 donB次元官网网址檛 want what has happened to us to happen to anyone else. There should be open and transparent government,B次元官网网址� said Day. B次元官网网址淚 still have to do my job of advocating for the citizens of Colwood.B次元官网网址�

-With files from Shalu Mehta