The Okanagan’s newest public washrooms were tagged with graffiti this week, and now Kelowna RCMP say they’re investigating.
Last week, the City of Kelowna opened the new washrooms and changerooms at Boyce-Gyro Park. The washrooms were the final phase of improvements to the park.
And sometime between Sunday and Monday, vandals, using red spray paint, tagged the building along Lakeshore Road with the term “SEKC.”
Police say they were alerted to the graffiti on Monday, just before 1 p.m., when citizens notified foot-patrol officers.
“Our officers were advised that the graffiti appeared sometime overnight between June 21st and June 22nd,” said Const. Solana Paré.
“Investigators are looking for witnesses who may recognize the tag. The Kelowna RCMP want to remind those responsible that graffiti and other vandalism is a criminal offence.”
On Tuesday morning, crews with the City of Kelowna began removing the graffiti.
If you’re wondering what SEKC means, the most common online answer for the acronym is sexy, though there are other meanings.
The city said since 2018, it has invested $2.98 million into Boyce-Gyro Park, adding a new parking lot, volleyball courts, ping pong tables, safer connections for bicycling and walking, a new plaza plus new washrooms and changerooms.
If you have information regarding this incident, you are asked to contact the Kelowna RCMP at 250-762-3300 and reference file number 20-35784.
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