For the second time in seven months, Journey middle school is the victim of a crime thatB次元官网网址檚 impacted officialsB次元官网网址� ability to respond to a potentially catastrophic event.
On Monday, members of the schoolB次元官网网址檚 parents advisory committee went out to the emergency supply cache behind the school, only to find that the lock had been broken and the container looted of all its supplies.
The supplies had been stored in a metal shipping container behind the school. The container contained a host of equipment and supplies designed for the safety of the children in the school, should a disaster strike.
B次元官网网址淲e had more than $1,500 of supplies in there, and now, itB次元官网网址檚 all gone,B次元官网网址� said Sandy Hull, school secretary and president of the Journey Middle School PAC.
B次元官网网址淭here are only five people on the PAC and it took us two years of fundraising to get the money to fill the emergency container. I donB次元官网网址檛 know how weB次元官网网址檙e going to replace all of those things now.B次元官网网址�
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The PAC members had gone to the shipping contatiner, alo referred to a as a C Can, to deposit 800 bottles of water and were heartbroken to find that someone had stooped so low as to steal supplies from children.
Hull noted that some of the stolen supplies are distinctive and could easily be identified.
B次元官网网址淲e had six tents that are 8X2 and octagonal in shape. They have reddish-brown roofs and are very solid structures. People would notice these tents,B次元官网网址� she said.
B次元官网网址淲e also had a large tent for the children, big enough for about 60 children to take shelter.B次元官网网址�
Also stolen were a solar power kit and batteries, tarps, flashlights, shovels, rakes, first-aid supplies, and a host of other material.
B次元官网网址淲hatB次元官网网址檚 so disheartening is that this is the second time weB次元官网网址檝e been the victims of this sort of crime,B次元官网网址� said Hull.
B次元官网网址淏efore the C Can being donated by West Coast Storage, we had constructed a lovely shed to hold the emergency supplies. We never got to use it at all before someone burned it to the ground last March. At the time, we were thankful that at least we hadnB次元官网网址檛 had a chance to load supplies into the new shed. But now all the supplies are gone anyway.B次元官网网址�
The school has also recently seen the senseless vandalism of the Diabetes Canada donation bin that was located in the same area as the emergency cache.
B次元官网网址淭hey (Diabetes Canada) had to finally come and remove it because it was constantly being vandalized,B次元官网网址� said Hull.
For now, the 520 students at Journey have no emergency supply bin outside the school and the staff are left wondering what would happen should disaster strike.
B次元官网网址淚 went home last night and had a little cry,B次元官网网址� said Hull.
The theft has been reported to the Sooke RCMP and an investigation is underway.
RCMP urge anyone with information regarding the crime to contact Sooke RCMP or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 250-642-5241 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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