Kelowna waterfront promenade lights vandalized

Twenty-three unique lights along the promenade walkway at Tugboat Bay in Kelowna’s Waterfront Park were vandalized early Wednesday morning.

It appears someone used a heavy tool or instrument to smash the lights along the walkway.

“It’s just mindless that somebody would vandalize something like that for no reason. But I guess that’s people,” said nearby resident Donna Shoemaker who was walking her dog.

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A pedestrian went for an early morning walk around 4:00 a.m., but when the person returned an hour later, the lights were smashed, therefore it appears the vandalism occurred between 4:00- 5:00 a.m.

It’s anticipated that the damage to the specialty item lights is in the thousands of dollars.

“I know they’re expensive to replace. I don’t think we can replace them because we don’t carry that many spares,” said Nigel Storey with the Kelowna Parks Department.

The city has reported the vandalism to RCMP and will get Crime Stoppers involved hoping tips from the public will help catch the culprit.